"Bundle—that's what I'm usually known as. You've probably heard of me from Bill Eversleigh."
"Oh! rather, of course I have," said Jimmy, endeavouring to cope with the situation. "I say, do sit down and let's have a cocktail or something."
But both girls declined.
"As a matter of fact," continued Jimmy, "I'm only just out of bed."
"That's what Bill said," remarked Bundle. "I told him I was coming round to see you, and he said you wouldn't be up."
"Well, I'm up now," said Jimmy encouragingly.
"It's about Gerry," said Loraine. "And now about Ronny—"
"What do you mean by 'and now about Ronny'?"
"He was shot yesterday."
"What?" cried Jimmy.