You see the position, eh ?" I wasn't actually listening to him, but I nodded at proper intervals.

I knew that he wanted me to take that line in confidential conversations with fellows seeking copy.

I was quite resigned to that.

Incidentally, I was overcome by the conviction--perhaps it was no more than a sensation--that that girl was mixed up in this thing, that her shadow was somewhere among the others flickering upon the sheet.

I wanted to ask Fox if he knew her.