Neil shook his head silently.

Then, realizing that Paul was quite capable, in his present fit of stubbornness, of promising to enter Robinson if only to spite his room-mate, Neil used guile.
"Anyhow, September's a long way off," he said, "and I don't see that it's necessary to decide to-night.

Perhaps we had both better take a day or two to think it over.

I guess Mr.Brill won't insist on a final answer to-night." The Robinson coach hesitated, but then answered readily enough: "Certainly not.

Think it over; only, if possible, let me hear your decision to-morrow, as I am leaving town then." "Well, as far as I'm concerned," said Paul, "I don't see any use in putting it off.