It was like bending an iron bar; but I gave my strength to it.
"You'd have to say it differently from that, sir."
He spoke hoarsely.
"Differently—in what sense?"
I knew I had him, as Hugh would have expressed it, where I had been trying to get him.
"In the sense that if you want me you must ask me."
He mopped his brow once more.
"I—I have asked you."
"You've said you withdrew your opposition. That's not enough."
Beads or perspiration were again standing on his forehead.