“Let me know when the time comes,” said Gilbert, laughing.
“You shall assist me in it. I hope you will have a pleasant call this evening.”
“I have no doubt of it.”
Gilbert dressed himself carefully, and at half-past seven started on his visit. The evening was pleasant, and he decided to walk. Just opposite the Hoffman House he fell in with Randolph Briggs.
“Hallo, Gilbert,” called out Randolph, “where are you bound,—to our house? I don’t believe you’ll find anybody at home.”
“I am bound elsewhere,” said Gilbert
“Where?” asked Randolph, curiously.
“To Mr. Vivian’s.”
“To call upon Laura?”
“My call will not be exclusively upon her,” said Gilbert.