But his difficulty was quickly solved.

Col.

Sellers came down the street on a run and arrived panting for breath.

He said: "Lord bless you--I'm glad to see you, Washington--perfectly delighted to see you, my boy! I got your message.

Been on the look-out for you.
Heard the stage horn, but had a party I couldn't shake off--man that's got an enormous thing on hand--wants me to put some capital into it--and I tell you, my boy, I could do worse, I could do a deal worse.