“You know, Rodney,” he said, “you’re the best company I’ve had around this house. Five days, you’ve been here—”
“Six,” corrected Paget.
“Six,” confirmed Blake. “That’s right.”
“And six days is a long stay,” said Paget.
“I want you to stay a month, if you can spare the time,” said Blake.
Paget handed his glass to the butler.
“I’ll consider it,” he said. “But you’re busy at times, Wilbur. I don’t want to annoy you.”
“Don’t worry about that,” laughed Blake. “If you can stand it, I can. You’re the one that’s put out when I have to discuss business. Tonight was the first evening you haven’t been here.”
Paget nodded.
“Besides,” said Blake, “I like to talk some of my affairs over with you. You’d make a good business man, Rodney, if you spared the time.”