But meanwhile you are arousing in me a devouring curiosity as to the nature of the case.

Is it highly confidential?
Because if not, I would mention that Jervis has now joined me as my permanent colleague." "It isn't confidential at all," said Marchmont.

"The public are in full possession of the facts, and we should be only too happy to put them in still fuller possession, through the medium of the Probate Court, if we could find a reasonable pretext.

But we can't." Here the waiter charged our table with the fussy rapidity of the overdue.
"Sorry to keep you waiting, sir.

Rather early, sir.