'But it seems to me that it would inspire confidence, and that sort of thing, if one of us were out there as much as possible.

You see, thanks to you and Burl, I can leave everything here quite safely,' and he returned to his desk as though the discussion was ended.
A week later he received an invitation to dinner from Mr.Le Mesurier, and the invitation was so worded that he could find no becoming excuse to decline it.

The dinner was given, the note stated, in order to celebrate his victory at Bentbridge.

Fielding and he went together, and when they arrived, they found Mallinson taking off his coat in the hall.
'Where have you been all this time ?' asked Fielding.

'I haven't seen you about.' 'At Clapham,' replied Mallinson.
'I don't know it.' 'It's a suburb to the south-west.' 'That's why.' 'My mother lives there.' 'I am very sorry.' The words might have been intended to convey either an apology, or an expression of sympathy with his mother.