"Now out with it.
What is it, Cowan?
What did you guess ?" "Why, about Fletcher going stale so that you could get into the game," answered Cowan, apparently ignorant of Neil's wrathful grimaces.

"I guessed right away.

Why--" "Oh, shut up, won't you ?" Neil entreated.

"Don't mind them, Paul; they're crazy.

Sydney, you're an ass, if you only knew it." "But I thought he knew--" began Sydney.
"No, I didn't know," said Paul, quietly, his eyes on Neil's averted face.