Yes; he is here....

Indeed.

Very well; we will be with you directly." He looked on the tube, touched the button again, and came back to them.
"I am sorry," he said.

"The President will take no part at the Feast.
But it is uncertain whether he will not be present.

Mr.Snowford wants to see us both at once, Mr.Francis.Markenheim is with him." But though Mabel was herself disappointed, she thought he looked graver than the disappointment warranted..