To put the clock back a few years a very few, I am sure and re-enter one of those charming pensionnats de jeunes filles with which Paris abounds  " Tuppence interrupted him.
To put the clock back a few years, I will avoid anything to do with Paris.
mnli hypothesis: To put the clock back a few years, I will avoid anything to do with Paris. premise: To put the clock back a few years a very few, I am sure and re-enter one of those charming pensionnats de jeunes filles with which Paris abounds  " Tuppence interrupted him.