"No."
"Mr. X—— is not there" (to me).
"All right," I said; "tell the clerk to tell Mr. X——"
But the telephone was now shut off, and the process of connecting had to be gone through again.
"Tell Mr. X—— What is your name?"
"Worsfold," I said.
"Versfolt?"
"Yes."
"Tell Mr. X—— that Mynheer Versfolt——"
"Who?" (from the other end).