A lot of your friends there, tremendously disappointed too, and entrusted me with a lot of messages for you which I have forgotten." His companion's high spirits infected Lewis and he fell into cheery gossip.

Then he could contain the news no more.
"I had Tommy up last night on a flying visit.

He says that Beauregard wants me to go out to Kashmir again.

There has been some threatening of a row up there, and he thinks that as I know the place I might be able to get good information." "Official ?" asked George.
"Practically, yes; but in theory it's quite off my own bat, and they are good enough to tell me that they will not acknowledge responsibility.
However, it's a great chance and I am going." "Good," said the other, and his face and voice had settled into gravity.
"Pretty fair sport up in those parts, isn't there ?" "Pretty fair?
it's about the best in the world.

Your ordinary man who goes the grand tour comes home raving about the sport in the Himalayan foothills, and it's not to be named with this." "Good chance too of a first-rate row, isn't there?
Natives troublesome, and Russia near, and that sort of thing ?" George's manner showed a growing enthusiasm.
"A rather good chance.