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The Count stared hard at them. "You may say to him that I will be in
at four."
"He'll tell you to go to--ahem!" The speaker coughed just in time.
"Blithers isn't in the habit of going out of his way to--to oblige
anybody. He wouldn't do it for the Emperor of Germany."
"But," said the Count with a frosty smile, "I am not the Emperor of
Germany."
"Better let me make an appointment for you to see him at his office.
It's just around the corner." There was a pleading note in the
speaker's voice.
"You might save your face, Calvert, by saying that the Count will be
pleased to have him take tea with him at the Ritz," suggested King.
"Tea!" exclaimed Calvert scornfully. "Blithers, doesn't drink the
stuff."
"It's a figure of speech," said King patiently.
"All right, I'll telephone," said the other dubiously.
He came back a few minutes later with a triumphant look in his eye.
"Blithers says to tell Count Quinnox he'll see him to-morrow morning
at half-past eight at his office. Sorry he's engaged this afternoon.


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