Part 23 (1/2)
”And 'septic,' too,” said Tom
”Yes, 'septic's' his star word now Mr Temple's case is likely to beco fro to his fashi+on ”You know you can have a thing and not know it Then soet a bad cold, for instance, and that brings the whole thing out That's the way it is with Mr Te; he doesn't know it yet You ought to have heard hi
”Then he wanted to kno I knew one golf stick was hickory and another one ot _him_ started-wait till he picks up a little s fly”
”You'll never land _him_,” said Tom
”I landed you, didn't I?”
”Sure”
”I bet I land him before the Chief lands Mrs Bennett”
They walked along a little while in silence ”What-what-did Mary say?”
Tom asked He had asked the question half a dozen tiotten the answer Roy understood
”She wanted to knohy you didn't bring the pin yourself”
”What'd you tell her?”
”Oh, I told her you were too busy to bother”
”No--honest--”
”I told her you had no tiirls She said it was just lovely I don't knohether shewas miraculous”
”She don't knoho--”
”No, her father's not going to tell her I've got him cinched I wouldn't be surprised if I was cashi+er in his bank in another six months-but don't hed ”What did she say?” he repeated
”I told you's teen-eleven tione yourself, anyway,” said Roy, ”then you'd have heard what she said”
He pretended not to have any sympathy with To she said?”
”What's that shouting?” said Roy
”What was that other thing she said?”
”What other thing?”