"And are they there now?"
"Yes; closeted in No. 24 with a guest."
"Is the guest a new arrival?" asked Old Spicer.
"I was told not—that is, he has occupied his room, off and on, for several months."
"Off and on, eh? That is, he goes and comes as he pleases."
"Exactly."
"Humph! What's his name?"
"Bissell—E. E. Bissell he signs himself."
"Young or old?"
"Young—that is, under thirty."