One place was still to spare.
"Tompkins!" Two voices uttered the name simultaneously; three others immediately took up the refrain.

Tompkins was our man--the cheeriest, merriest companion imaginable.

Tompkins alone could be trusted to make the affair a success.

Tompkins, who had only arrived that afternoon, was pointed out to our chieftainess.

We could hear his good-tempered laugh from where we sat, grouped together at the other end of the room.