“Yes, to-day.”
“Oh! about an hour. It is my business coat. I put it on when I came into the office, about an hour ago.”
“And you have not had it off since?”
“No.”
“You have not been out of the office either?”
“Not that I am aware off, mon ami; but pray why do you make these inquiries?”
“Simply because I fancied I saw you just now.”
“Where?”
“At the Post-office.”
“Oh, no! I was not there. I never go. I always send for my letters; it is so unpleasant, squeezing through the horrid crowd.”