The Home Secretary leant his golf-clubs against a chair. His was the longest face of all. "I am only sorry it should have come now," said Claude apologetically. "Just as we were starting for the links Our first day, too " muttered the Home Secretary. "I think of Claude," remarked his wife. "I can never tell you, Claude, how much I feel for you We shall miss you dreadfully, of course; but we couldn't expect to enjoy ourselves after this; and I think, in the circumstances, that you are quite right to go up to town at once."