"Very well, here goes as your man of affairs: You said you wished to be in Newport from the middle of July to early in September."
"Yes."
"The house, of those available, which I thought would come nearest suiting you is 'The Heron's Nest.'"
"You mean the cottage Mrs. Van der Grift had last season?"
"The same."
"You need not describe it then. I know it perfectly. It is exactly what I desire; elegant, but not showy. And the terms?"
"Ten thousand for the season."
"Quite satisfactory. I hope you have taken a lease."
"I have an option till to-morrow."