At nine—don't forget now!
Lincoln
I'll not——
[Mrs. Lincoln exits.]
John, is General McClellan at home?
Nicolay
I saw him to-day, sir.
Lincoln
Go to his house immediately and tell him I want to see him here at eight o'clock to-night. Say that it's a matter of the gravest importance—both to him and to the country—he can't refuse.
Nicolay