"Pinkle, Pinkle," wheezed Mr. Tombe. "Never mind; never mind." Pinkle didn't mind; and we may say that he had not minded; for up to that moment he had taken no steps towards a performance of the order which had been given him.
"Pinkle, Pinkle," wheezed Mr. Tombe. "Never mind." Pinkle didn't mind; and he had never minded; for up to that moment he had taken no steps towards carrying out the order which had been given him.