"Thank you, miss. I'm sure of it--that's quite sufficient." All this time Mr. Guppy was either planing his forehead with his handkerchief or tightly rubbing the palm of his left hand with the palm of his right. "If you would excuse my taking another glass of wine, miss, I think it might assist me in getting on without a continual choke that cannot fail to be mutually unpleasant."

"Thank you, miss." Mr. Guppy wiped his forehead with his handkerchief. "If you would excuse my taking another glass of wine, miss, I think it might assist me."
