It's too bad she's away just now." "It was the first time I ever asked her help in any of my business affairs, and it's unfortunate.

The fact is that Mrs.Bassett doesn't know of it." He rose and crossed the room slowly with his hands thrust deep into his trousers pockets.
"But if Mrs.Owen is guaranteed against loss there's no ground for criticizing you," said Dan.

"There's nothing to trouble about on that side of it, I should think." "Oh, I'm not troubling about that," replied Bassett shortly.

He shrugged his shoulders and walked to the window, gazing out on the street in silence for several minutes.

Then he sat down on the edge of the bed.
"I told you, Dan, when you opened our office in the Boordman Building, that if ever the time came when you didn't want to serve me any longer you were to feel free to quit.