He said as much; and after some further talk, Claiborne remarked: "Your friend Armitage seems a good sort." "Oh, yes; a capital talker, and thoroughly well posted in affairs." "Yes, he seemed interesting.

Do you happen to know where he lives--when he's at home ?" "Lord bless you, boy, I don't know anything about Armitage!" spluttered Singleton, with the emphasis so thrown as to imply that of course in any other branch of human knowledge he would be found abundantly qualified to answer questions.
"But you introduced us to him--my sister and me.

I assumed--" "My dear Claiborne, I'm always introducing people! It's my business to introduce people.

Armitage is all right.

He's always around everywhere.
I've dined with him in Paris, and I've rarely seen a man order a better dinner.".