“Oh, I’m simply dying to see him. When does he come? And how will you get him up?”
“Egerton livery, this time. And he’s coming Monday. So you see, if you were to go to-morrow, you wouldn’t see him.”
“Tell me something about him. Of course I’ll stay. How old is he? Is he married?”
“Oh, no. I guess he’s about twenty-eight, and he’s one of the great unrecognized. Good, but different, so he’s got to wait.”
“Hasn’t he had anything accepted?”
“Oh, a few things, but not enough to make him hopeless of success.”
“Oh, is he that type?”
“A little. If he finally takes the world by storm, he won’t be among those who are surprised.”
“And what do you think of him?”
“I? Oh, I think he’s young and can afford to wait, but I guess he’s one of the real ones. It won’t do him any harm to wait.”