"Yes, Mr. Reginald. As well as ever. There is no change in him--no change!" He said this in the tone of a man who would not have grieved at a change for the worse in his employer's health.
Mr. Reginald drew a silver watch from his pocket. "It is six o'clock. My time is my own. I will wait."
"I earnestly beg you not to, Mr. Reginald."
"Why?"
"It would be difficult for me to get another situation."
"I understand. I have no wish to injure you. I will call later."
"I should not advise you. Earnestly, I should not advise you."
"I don't ask your advice. I must see him, I tell you. I intend to see him."
"Then I give it up. I am sorry you have come down in the world, Mr. Reginald."
The young man looked at the clerk with a curious contraction of his brows. "How do you arrive at that conclusion?"