"Don't you know who Burlen is?" he asked incredulously. "Why, he's—"
But Roy's curiosity had to go unsatisfied for the moment, for Mr. Cobb appeared with his book.
"Well, Sidney, you're out for the team at last, eh?"
"Yes, sir; do you think I can make it, sir?"
"Who knows? You'll have to get rid of some of that fat, though, my boy." Mr. Cobb turned to Roy.
"Let's see, I met you last evening, didn't I?"
"Yes, sir."
"I thought so; and the name was—er—Brown wasn't it?"
"Porter, sir."
"Oh, Porter; I remember now. How old are you?"