"She asked me to come up to the house and have a talk."
"About me?"
"So I imagine."
"You're going?"
"At once."
"Hamilton," said George in a quivering voice, "Hamilton, old man, pitch it strong!"
"You mean, speak enthusiastically on your behalf?"
"I mean just that. How well you put these things, Hamilton!"
Hamilton Beamish took up his hat and placed it on his head.
"It is strange," he said meditatively, "that I should be assisting you in this matter."