Crossword-Solution: HOBDAY 6 letters, 1 clue 🏆 scrabble score: 15

Hobday began to apologise for his appearance, but the announcement that dinner was ready cut short the unnecessary speech.

Hobday became quite eloquent on the subject, and, as they moved to chairs set ready for them round a camp fire, gravely stepped a measure which he was pleased to call the stately waltz, and then proceeded to contrast it with what he termed the ridiculous prancings of the present day.

Although he bobbed about in an unnecessarily energetic manner, it was clear to Knight that Hobday had been inside a ballroom.

Then Knight sat down and hummed the "Blue Danube," but very badly, and with many notes strange to the tune, for Lindsay was six foot three and Hobday only five foot four! Then Knight and Lindsay danced to the "Merry Widow," hummed by Hobday.

After that they each had some light refreshment in the shape of another tot of gin, and it was then that Hobday showed himself to be a man of imagination.