1/12 RANSOM WAITS Gerridge rose early, primed, as he said to himself, for business. But to his great disappointment he found Mr.Ransom in a frame of mind which precluded action. Indeed, that gentleman looked greatly changed. He not only gave evidence of a sleepless night but showed none of the spirit of the previous evening, and hesitated quite painfully when Gerridge asked him if he did not intend to go ahead with the interview they had promised themselves. |