t,
very hot."

"_C'est bien ca, Monsieur?_"

"Every time," said Berry. "Now the next.... _D'abord avec les
doigts_.... That's enough, fathead. What's the brace done?"

"_Mais, Monsieur----_"

"_Si vous disputez,_" said Berry gravely, "_vous ne l'aurez pas
seulement ou le poulet a recu la hache, mais je n'aurai pas de choix
mais de vous demander de retourner a vos b-b-b-boeufs._"

"_Pardon, Monsieur._"

"Granted, Herbert, granted," was the airy reply. "But you must take
off that worried look. _Ca me rappelle la maison des singes.... Oh,
terrible, terrible. Et le parfum_.... My dear Herbert, _il frappe
l'orchestre_.... And now, suppose we resume our improvement of the
working day."

Except for the laboured breathing of Herbert, the remaining bolts were
affixed in silence.

"_Bien,_" said Berry. "_Maintenant le_ jack. I trust, Herbert, that
you have a supple spine. _Voici. Tournez, mon ami, tournez.... Now,
non, NONG!_ You bull-nosed idiot! _A gauche!_"

"_A-a-ah! Oui, oui, Monsieur! A gauche, a gauche._"

"All right," said Berry. "I said it first. It's my brain-wave....
That's right. Now pull back--_tirez_. _Bon_. Now shove it _ici, dans
la bottine_.... And must you kneel upon the wing, Herbert? Must you?
A-a-ah! Get off, you clumsy satyr!"

A yell of protest from Herbert suggested that Berry's protest had been
reinforced _vi et armis_.

"_Non, non, Monsieur! Laissez-moi tranquil. Je ne fais quo ce que
vous commandez...._"

"Dog," said my brother-in-law, "you lie! Never mind. Pick up that
wheel instead. _Prenez la roue, Herbert_.... _C'est bien. Alors,
attachez-la ici._ Yes, I know it's heavy, but _ne montrez pas la
langue_. _Respirez par le nez, man_. And don't stagger like that. It
makes me feel tired.... So. Now, isn't that nice? Herbert, my Son,
_void la fin de votre travail_."

"_C'est tout, Monsieur?_"

"_C'est tout, mon ami_. Should you wish to remember me in your
prayers, _je suis le Comte Blowfly, du Rat Mort, Clacton-on-Sea_.
Telegraphic address, Muckheap. And there's ten francs towards your
next shave."

"_Oh, Monsieur, c'est trop gentil. J'ai ete heureux----_"

"_Pas un mot_, Herbert. Believe me, it's cheap at the price. What's
more, _je suis enchante d'avoir fait votre connaissance_."

"_A votre service, Monsieur._"

"Itch Deen," said Berry. "Itch Deen. And if ever one of your bullocks
bursts and you have to put in a new one, I only tr