As he sat close to me I could feel him start.
"Not Stacy Grainger?"
I maintained my tone of indifference.
"I think that is his name. Do you know him? He seems to be some one of importance."
"Oh, he is."
"Mr. Strangways has gone to him as secretary and, I suppose, knowing that I was out of a situation, he must have mentioned me."
"For what?"
"As I understand it, it's librarian. It seems that this Mr. Grainger has quite a collection—"
"Oh yes, I know." As he remained silent for some time I waited for him to raise objections, but he only said at last: "In that case you wouldn't have much to do with him. He's never there."
"No, I fancy not," I hastened to agree, and Hugh said no more.