Part 5 (2/2)
”What do you mean--what has he done?” asked the a,” said the other airily, ”but I just wondered, that's all”
”I'lad I've seen the so long over lunch----”
”You're a lucky man,” said Mr Bim
”To have seen them?”
”No, to have sat over lunch,” said Cherry with an inward groan ”My! I'd like to see what a lunch looks like”
Malcolm looked at the man with a new interest and a new syrinned
”If I was only broke,” he said, ”there'd be no trouble But what's the matter with me is that there ain't any pieces!”
Cherry Bim noticed the hesitation in Malcol about hurting s”
”How?” said the startled Malcol your mind that you'd like to slipit at you, why, you can get that out of your hed and handed half a sovereign to theto eat,” he said
”Hold hard,” said the other as Malcol away ”What is your na man with amusement
”It matters a lot toI borrow”
”Hay isyou my address, because I shall be in Russia next week”
”In Russia, eh? That's rum!” Cherry Bi Russians”
He looked at the young engineer thoughtfully, then, with a little jerk of his head and a ”So long!” he turned and disappeared into the crowd
Malcolht; but again his iven up his search for this will-o'-the-wisp but for the fact that his new employers see acquaintance with this notability of Kieff He could hardly be out after dinner--he would try again
He had dressed for the solitary ain failed, he could spend the evening at a theatre This tied inforuest was at home; and a few moments later Malcolm was ushered into the presence of the oldhim in from his carefully tied dress-bow to the tips of his polished boots It was an approving glance, for Kensky, though he lived in one of the backwaters of civilization; though his attitude to the privileged classes of the world--in which category he placed Malcol man but know it--was deferential and even servile; had very definite views as to as, and was not, appropriate in his superior's attire
He read through the letter which Malcolht without a word, and then:
”Pray sit down, Mr Hay,” he said in English ”I have been expecting you I had a letter from Mr Tremayne”