But to return to our reporters.
Question after question was put with the rapidity of lightning flashes.
"Have you had a good passage?"
"Are you sick at sea?"
"Where were you born?"
"How old are you?"
"How long do you mean to stay in the United States?"
"How much do your books bring you in?"
This catechising began to annoy me.
"Excuse me, gentlemen," I said; "I am tired, and am going to the hotel to rest. I shall be happy to see you this afternoon."