"He's got the money, all right," and a little twinkle passed over his eyes.
"I don't go much on those things, do you ?" asked Drouet.
"Well, you never can tell," said Hurstwood.

"There may be something to it.

I wouldn't bother about it myself, though.

By the way," he added, "are you going anywhere to-night ?" "'The Hole in the Ground,'" said Drouet, mentioning the popular farce of the time.
"Well, you'd better be going.

It's half after eight already," and he drew out his watch.
The crowd was already thinning out considerably--some bound for the theatres, some to their clubs, and some to that most fascinating of all the pleasures--for the type of man there represented, at least--the ladies.
"Yes, I will," said Drouet.
"Come around after the show.