commincement

Updated: July 25, 2025

"You don't play yourself," said the major, in a sympathetic voice. "Ged, sir, it's never too late to begin, and many a man has put in a very comfortable old age On billiards and whist. Now, if ye feel inclined to make a start, I'll give ye seventy-five points in a hundred for a commincement." "Thank you," said the merchant drily. "It is not one of my ambitions.

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle - The Firm of Girdlestone