Well," he went on, turning away into the room as if Mrs.Marlow no longer interested him.

"I got those two reports for you--shall I tell you about them now ?" "Aye, for sure," replied Allerdyke.

"Come into this corner--we'll have a glass of sherry--it's early for lunch yet.

Those reports, eh?
About Fullaway and Delkin, you mean ?" "Just so," said Appleyard, settling himself in the corner of a lounge and lighting the cigarette which Allerdyke offered him.

"They're ordinary business reports, you know, got through the usual channels.