He gave her a fool greeting, which he tried to remember afterward so that he could be confused about it; but Constance wasted no time in preliminaries.
"Have you any property which could be attached ?" she wanted to know.
"Just at the present minute I have," he admitted.

"I shall have a nominal title in a big building plot, for a day or two--or until the necessary papers can be signed." "You mustn't wait!" she hastily ordered him.

"You must get rid of it right this minute." "I'll burn it up if you don't like it," he heartily promised her.
"What's the matter with it ?" "It isn't safe for you to have it an instant.

I've wasted so much time trying to find Polly or Loring, so that they could warn you, that I haven't time to explain.

Just get rid of it immediately--can't you ?" "I can do anything you say," he earnestly informed her, hitching his chair closer.