“Yes, sir; he has.”
A shade of disappointment passed over the young man’s features.
“Whom did he select?” he asked.
“He chose me.”
“You!” exclaimed the other, in mingled surprise and disdain. “You?”
“Yes, sir.”
“What on earth made him select you? Why, you are only a boy.”
“That is true.”
“Have you ever traveled?”
“Only across the Atlantic from America.”