You can but refuse." "No fear of my refusing," Richard declared heartily.

"Not on your life, sir!" Hunterleys rose to his feet with an appreciative little nod.

It was astonishing how cordially he had come to feel towards this young man, during the last few hours.
"I'll let you off now," he said.

"I know you want to look around the tables and see if any of our friends of last night are to be found.

I, too, have a little affair which I ought to have treated differently a few minutes ago.