"Of course any man starting up a new business is bound to be pretty nervous a while.

He'll be over here to-morrow evening, all right; you'll see." The prediction was fulfilled: Adams arrived just after Mrs.Lohr had removed the dinner dishes to her "kitchenette"; but Lohr had little information to give his caller.
"He didn't say a word, Virgil; nary a word.

I took it into his office and handed it to him, and he just sat and read it; that's all.

I kind of stood around as long as I could, but he was sittin' at his desk with his side to me, and he never turned around full toward me, as it were, so I couldn't hardly even tell anything.

All I know: he just read it." "Well, but see here," Adams began, nervously.