“Very pleasant.”
“I am indebted to you for paying his traveling expenses.”
“You can reimburse me if you like.”
“You must excuse me. I only pay the boy’s bills when he is traveling with me.”
“Just as you like.”
“I will now relieve you of the charge which, without my permission, you have undertaken. Will you be kind enough to notify Bernard that I have come for him?”
“Why do you give me that commission?” asked Sturgis, arching his brows. “Are you under the impression that Bernard is with me?”
“Certainly. Isn’t he?”
“No.”
“Isn’t he stopping at this hotel?”