For the plain Dunstable of the matter is' (and it was remarkable how soon, on discovering that they were of the same sex, her manner changed and she dropped her plaintive, appealing ways), 'the plain Dunstable of the matter is, that I 'm not in the mood for the society of the other sex tonight.

Before that she reminded me a little too much, in her rortyness, of the serio-comic lady who sings 'What cheer Ria, Ria's on the job!'

We now have two new specialists that are growing in numbers, the hospitalist and the surgicalist. Knowing everything about hospital care but having no experience with office and outpatient care presents a new set of problems for the patient.

She went into a cleaning frenzy to prepare for the unexpected guests.