| It was Mr dawks who really showed to the greatest advantage during the next half-hour. |
| The second was a certain Mr dawks, who has not previously been mentioned in this narrative. |
| Mr dawks laboriously remounted the staircase and scratched delicately at his mistress's bedroom door. |
| But Mr. dawks concluded his paper with a courteous sentence, which was very well taken and applauded by the whole company. |
| Mr dawks, having arisen from his nightly resting-place outside Daphne Vereker's bedroom door, strolled downstairs to the study. |
| Sir John made no comment, but gave no active support to the inclusion of Mr dawks in the party. |
