“Well?”

“He is worth the while.”

“Tetsutaisho’s the better man. I like him.”

“Then he has told you?”

“You seem agitated. I hope you do not count him one of the new school. Though he is close to Ikamon, I will admit.”

“No; I had another thing in mind. Go on with your talk. The mood is a modest one.”

“I’ll trust you, though it were better a man kept his own counsel.”

“Daikomitsu? Ha, ha; how egotistical!”

“And you really love me?”

“No.”