Miss Howard has previously made up a cock and bull story about him and Mrs. Raikes to account for his holding his tongue afterwards. 
He held his tongue, and Miss Howard made up a story to account for it.
Miss Howard has never made any suspicious stories.
The man is using a tool.
A little of all three probably.
The Russian government supported the idea of Polish independence.
The straight blade gleamed from the midday sun.
He waited but then said hi to Tuppence.
A man in a red hat is loading parcels onto an airplane.