151/206 He read the introduction to me last night. I didn't catch on to all the points--his daughter's an awfully pretty girl, and I was carrying that fact in my mind all the time, too, you know--but that's about the gist of it." "Seems to regard it as a lost opportunity ?" said March. The Colonel read it mighty eloquently." "It mightn't be such bad business," said March, in a muse. "Could you get me a sight of it without committing yourself ?" "If the Colonel hasn't sent it off to another publisher this morning. He just got it back with thanks yesterday. |