"Yes, I would!"
"Good. I'll get Masters to send the ticket of admission on to you to-night!"
He felt much happier when he left the Herald offices than he had felt when he entered them. He had sold an article and had been commissioned to do an interesting job. Eleanor would be pleased. He hurried home so that he might be there to greet her when she returned from her work.
IV
She was sitting in front of the fire when he entered the flat. "Hilloa," he said, "you're home early, aren't you?"
She looked up and smiled rather wanly at him.
"Yes," she said, "I came home about three!..."
"Why? Aren't you well?"
"I'm not feeling very grand!"
"What's the matter!"