Mr.Waddington made a bad lapse.
"What in hell do you suppose it all means, Burton ?" he demanded.

"You see, I've got it too!" "Obviously," Burton answered.

"I am sure," he added, a little hesitatingly, "that I congratulate you." Mr.Waddington at that moment looked scarcely a subject for congratulation.

A spasm, as though of pain, had suddenly passed across his face.

He clutched at the sides of his chair.
"It's marvelous!" he murmured.