“As what?”
“As making arrangements for meetings with her?”
My friend laughed complacently.
“Well, you see, old chap, I couldn’t very well give you this treat without letting her know that I should be in the neighbourhood,” said he.
“Oh, indeed. I don’t see, however, what the——”
“Great heavens! You mean to say that you don’t see——Oh, you will have your joke.”
“I hope I will have one eventually; I can’t say that I perceive much chance of one at present, however. You’ll not give us much of your interesting society during the week of our treat, as you call it.”
“I’ll give you as much of it as I can spare—more than you’ll be likely to relish, perhaps. A week’s a long time, Jim.”
“‘Time travels at divers paces with divers persons,’ my friend. I suppose she’s as lovely as any of the others of past years?”
“As lovely! Jim, she’s just the——”