Just now he felt grateful to his host, who had made his stay very pleasant and had given him an opportunity for meeting Sylvia.
"I suppose you have read my report on your new tropical property ?" he said.
"Yes," answered Herbert, picking up a lengthy document.

"I've given it some thought.

On the whole, it isn't optimistic." Singleton pondered this.

He had learned a little about company floating, and was willing to oblige his host as far as he honestly could.

Lansing had enabled him to undertake a search for some rare examples of tropical flora by paying him a handsome fee for the report.
"Well," he said, "there is some good rubber in your territory, as I have stated." "But not readily accessible ?" "I'm afraid I can't say it is." Herbert smiled at him.
"I'm not suggesting such a course.