Instead, "Do you mind waiting for me a minute ?" he asked.
"I want to run down and ask Mr.Daley about something, if he's back.

Do you want to see him if he's there?
I'll whistle up to you if you like." Steve shook his head indifferently.

"I'll see him when we come back," he answered.

"Hurry up." Tom was back in two or three minutes.

"Still out," he announced as he put back on the table the French book he had taken with him.