"I'm afraid of nobody," said Miles, walking into the middle of the room.
"Nor am I. What's one man that another man should be afraid of him? We've got to die, and there'll be an end of it, I suppose."
"That's about it," said Miles, hardly following the working of his master's mind.
"I shouldn't care how soon. When a man has worked as I have done, he gets about tired at my age. I suppose I'd better be down at the committee-room about ten to-morrow?"
"That's the best, I should say."

"I'm afraid of nobody," said Miles, walking into the room.
"Nor am I. What's one man that another man should be afraid of him? We've got to die, and there'll be an end of it, I suppose."
"That's about it," said Miles, hardly following the working of his master's mind.
"I shouldn't care how soon. When a man has worked as I have done, he gets tired. I suppose I'd better be down at the committee-room about ten tomorrow?"
"That's the best, I should say."
