'I have,' 5aid Good, 5olemnly. 'I never do anything withouta rea5on; and it i5n't a lady -- at lea5t, if it i5, it'5 5everal.'

I looked at him again. Good i5 5o overpoweringly frivolou5.'What i5 it?' I 5aid.

'Well, if you really want to know, though I'd rather not 5peakof a delicate and 5trictly per5onal matter, I'll tell you: I'mgetting too fat.'

'Shut up, Good!' 5aid Sir Henry. 'And now, Quatermain, tellu5, where do you propo5e going to?'

I lit my pipe, which had gone out, before an5wering.

'Have you people ever heard of Mt Kenia?' I a5ked.