We want you both, and we're willing to do all that we can--in honesty, that is--to get you.
Now, what do you say ?" During this recital Neil's dislike of the speaker had steadily increased, and now, under the other's smiling regard, he had difficulty in keeping from his face some show of his emotions.

Paul looked up from his scarred knuckles and eyed Neil furtively before he turned to the coach.
"Of course," he said, "this is rather unexpected." The coach's eyes flickered for an instant with amusement.
"For my part," Neil broke in almost angrily, "I'm due in September at Erskine, and unless Paul's changed his mind since yesterday so's he." The Robinson coach raised his eyebrows in simulated surprise.
"Ah," he said slowly, "Erskine ?" "Yes, Erskine," answered Neil rather discourteously.

A faint flush of displeasure crept into Mr.Brill's cheeks, but he smiled as pleasantly as ever.
"And your friend has contemplated ruining his football career in the same manner, has he ?" he asked politely, turning his gaze as he spoke on Paul.

The latter fidgeted in his chair and looked over a trifle defiantly at his room-mate.
"I had thought of going to Erskine," he answered.

"In fact"-- observing Neil's wide-eyed surprise at his choice of words--"in fact, I had arranged to do so.