“Do you remember to have seen references to his fondness for smoking?�
“Eh? For smoking?�
“Just that.�
“I remember to have seen a good many statements, mostly made in fun, I think, that he did not smoke because he could not, and that it made him sick to stay in a room where there was much of it; and I remember one circumstance where some friends played a joke upon him and induced him to accompany them to a ‘smoker,’ and that it made him deathly sick, whereupon they guyed the life out of him. Is that what you mean?�
“Precisely. I remembered that, too, but I wanted to be sure that you did, also. But, Chick, Lynne has learned to smoke and to enjoy it, too—and my cigars; and you know how strong they are.â€�
“Uh-huh. I’m on. What else?�
“Now for your instructions.�
“Yes.�
“Do you know where Mrs. Madge Hurd-Babbington lives?�
“I can easily find out. What about it?�