"Got that court?" inquired Stanning.
"No."
"You idiot, why on earth didn't you? It's the only court worth playing in. Who's got it?"
"Sheen."
"Sheen!" Stanning stopped dead. "Do you mean to say you let a fool like Sheen take it from you! Why didn't you turn him out?"
"I couldn't," said Attell. "I was just going to when Spence came up. He's playing Sheen this morning. I couldn't very well bag the court when a master wanted it."
"I suppose not," said Stanning. "What did Sheen say when you told him you wanted the court?"
This was getting near a phase of the subject which Attell was not eager to discuss.
"Oh, he didn't say much," he said.
"Did you do anything?" persisted Stanning.