Not at all--I am delighted, yes; just one moment.

Would you like to talk with him yourself?
Just hold the line, please." One should not accuse a man like Captain Riley of smirking, but his smile might have been mistaken for a smirk when he turned from the telephone.

He straightened it out at once, however, so that he spoke with a mere twinkle to Johnny.
"Some one in San Diego," he said, "would like to speak with you.

I judge it's important.".