Part 13 (2/2)

Repassing the bathroolass

”Don't be all day!” he cried He was in a hurry now

An hour later he said to Joseph:

”I''s”

”Yes, sir,” said Joseph, obviously much reassured

”Nincompoop!” Edward Henry exclaimed secretly ”The fool thinks better of me because my tailors are first-class”

But Edward Henry had failed to notice that he hi better of himself because he had adopted first-class tailors

Beneath the main door of his suite, as he went forth, he found a business card of the West End Electric Broughaency And downstairs, solely to impress his individuality on the hall-porter, he showed the card to that vizier with the casual question:

”These people any good?”

”An excellent fire?”

”By the week, sir?”

He hesitated ”Yes, by the week”

”Twenty guineas, sir”

”Well, you et it at once?”

”Certainly, sir”

The vizier turned towards the telephone in his lair

”I say--” said Edward Henry

”Sir?”

”I suppose one will be enough?”

”Well, sir, as a rule, yes,” said the vizier, calet a couple for one fah he had started jocularly, Edward Henry finished by blenching