Try to get Atlanta again, my boy.
[The Operator tries again and again to get Atlanta.]
Operator
It's no use, sir——
Lincoln
We don't seem to have any luck, do we? My messenger should have reached Sherman! He must be there now. He must be there—he can't be lost!
[Laughs forlornly.]
Two whole days I've listened to that thing click——
[The Operator calls Atlanta, with a peculiar loud call.]
Is that the word Atlanta you're clicking off?