They said they were glad tae see me, and wrote me passes for their halls, and did a' they could tae mak' me feel at hame.

But they wouldna gie me the turn I was asking for! I think Munroe hadna been verra hopefu' frae the first, but he did a' I wanted o' him--gie'd me the opportunity to talk to the managers mysel'.

Still, they made me feel my agent had been richt.

They didna want a Scot on any terms at a', and that was all to it.
I was feelin' blue enow when it came time for lunch, but I couldna do less than ask Munroe if he'd ha' bit and sup wi' me, after the kindness he'd shown me.

We went into a restaurant in the Strand.