Contrary to what he had suggested, Marc was a good, fast skier, and it was Sarella who had had difficulty in keeping up. But then she hadn't expected it to be any different.
being a world-champion tiddly-winks player was something worth taking up
He would be a world-champion tiddly-winks player too if he ever decided it was something worth taking up.
Contrary to what he had suggested, Marc was a good, fast skier, and it was Sarella who had had difficulty in keeping up. But then she hadn't expected it to be any different.</s>He would be a world-champion tiddly-winks player too if he ever decided it was something worth taking up.</s>being a world-champion tiddly-winks player was something worth taking up