She did it too well, I suppose." "The price is very decent," Callan chimed in.

"I don't know how much per thousand, ...but...." I found myself reckoning, against my will as it were.
"You'll do it, I suppose ?" he said.
I thought of my debts ...

"Why, yes, I suppose so," I answered.

"But who are the others that I am to provide with atmospheres ?" Callan shrugged his shoulders.
"Oh, all sorts of prominent people--soldiers, statesmen, Mr.Churchill, the Foreign Minister, artists, preachers--all sorts of people." "All sorts of glory," occurred to me.
"The paper will stand expenses up to a reasonable figure," Callan reassured me.
"It'll be a good joke for a time," I said.

"I'm infinitely obliged to you." He warded off my thanks with both hands.
"I'll just send a wire to Fox to say that you accept," he said, rising.
He seated himself at his desk in the appropriate attitude.