"I have found you—agreeable, Grismer. We were friendly at school and college together——"
"I hope our friendliness may continue."
"I—hope so."
Grismer smiled:
"Drop in whenever you care to, Cleland, and talk things over. We've a lot to say to each other, I think."
"Thanks." ... He looked hard at Grismer. "All right; I'll do it."
Grismer nodded:
"I've a kennel of sorts in Bleecker Street. But you might be interested in one or two things I'm working on. You see," he added with careless good humour, "I'm obliged to work, now."
Cleland said in a low voice:
"I'm sorry things went wrong with you."