"Travelling agrees with you, Robert," observed Doane.
"The country agrees with you," returned Kimberly. "Good company, I suppose, George, is the secret."
"How is the consolidation getting along?"
"There isn't any consolidation."
"Combination, then?"
"Slowly. How is the market?"
"Our end of it is waiting on you. When shall you have some news for us?"
"You don't need news to make a market," returned Kimberly indifferently, as he sat down. He looked at those around the table. "What are you doing?"
"Tell your story again, Dora," suggested Doane.
Dora Morgan looked at Kimberly defiantly. "No," she said briefly.