1.   By refraining I have no doubt I shall receive the silent blessings of the multitude of duffers among whom I find myself.

2.   Earlier this month the Badgers Bill completed its passage through both Houses of Parliament, and by now should have royal assent.

3.   For a while the conditions are so propitious that by spring break I have a rough draft of my book.

4.   I did not fret about the delay, because by now I had absolute confidence in the men I was working with.

5.   Meanwhile, Augustine formed a liaison with a woman of low birth by whom he had a son.

6.   Most had by then gone public, but still controlled their firms.

7.   By that time had two ex-wives to support, which really cut into my earnings.

8.   They had him by the throat.