"Energetic chap, that young Switzer,--got all the stock placed--none left, so he told me." "Did you tell him the stock was for me ?" enquired Romayne.
"Of course, why not ?" "Probably that accounts for it.

He would not be especially anxious to have me in." "What do you say?
Nothing in that, I fancy.

But I must see about that, what ?" "Oh, let it go," said Romayne.
"Gwynne was after me again to take the treasurership," said Waring-Gaunt, "but I am busy with so many things--treasurership very hampering--demands close attention--that sort of thing, eh, what ?" "Personally I wish you would take it," said Romayne.

"You would be able to protect your own money and the investments of your friends.

Besides, I understand the manager is to be a German, which, with a German secretary, is too much German for my idea." "Oh, you don't like Switzer, eh?
Natural, I suppose.