“Oh, a whole troup of them.”
“That’s a funny story,” the woman commented dubiously, searching the face of her visitor for an explanation of his, to her, queer statements.
“Not at all so funny when you hear it in detail,” Langford returned quietly.
“Well hurry up with the details,” the impatient Mrs. Graham demanded.
“There’s no need of being in a hurry,” the lawyer said with provoking calmness. “Business is business, you see, and full confidences should never be exchanged in a situation of this kind until a contract is drawn up, signed, sealed, witnessed, and recorded. In other words, I ought to have an understanding and a retainer before I go any farther.”
Mrs. Graham had no reason to doubt that this was coming sooner or later, but she winced nevertheless when it came.