"Dead!" exclaimed Mr. Bideawhile. Squercum put his hands into his trowsers pockets and opened his mouth wide. "Dead!" muttered Mr. Longestaffe senior. "Dead!" said Dolly. "Who's dead?" The butler shook his head. Then Squercum whispered a word into the butler's ear, and the butler thereupon nodded his head. 
"Dead!" exclaimed Mr. Bideawhile. Squercum opened his mouth wide.
"Dead!" muttered Mr. Longestaffe senior.
"Dead!" said Dolly. "Who's dead?"
