"Just off the boat, eh?
Well, I am glad to see you,--very glad indeed to make your acquaintance, I should say." Mr.Coulson replied in similar terms.

A waiter who was passing through the room hesitated, for it was a greeting which generally ended in a summons for him.
"What shall it be ?" the newcomer asked.
"I've just taken dinner," Mr.Coulson said.

"Coffee and cognac'll do me all right." "And a Martini cocktail for me," the young man ordered.

"I am dining down in the restaurant with some friends later on.

Come over to this corner, Mr.Coulson.Why, you're looking first-rate.