"He, he!"
"Because I have been unfortunate, sir, I think there is no need for rudeness. In a politer country, where I have ridden my twice or three times weekly to my cousin's hounds, I——"
The old man broke up the audience with a flourish of his stick.
King left his work when Maud and Power arrived. "Oh, Jim, I've just remembered." Maud called out. "Mr. King was down at the river yesterday, and saw the pretty girl. You know whom I mean? Mr. King hasn't been the same since. None of his balances came right this morning. He said she was the loveliest thing he had ever seen. Didn't you, Mr. King?"
"I expect so."
"Jim, you must see her, just to tell me it's true what they say. Would you think her the loveliest thing in the world?"
"I don't know."
"Don't look so glum over it. Will you go and see her?"
"I have seen her."
"You? When?"