"Could you put up with that ?" George fitted it on before the glass, and, choosing another remark from the book, said: "This hat fits me sufficiently well, but, tell me, do you consider that it becomes me ?" The man stepped back and took a bird's-eye view.
"Candidly," he replied, "I can't say that it does." He turned from George, and addressed himself to Harris and myself.
"Your friend's beauty," said he, "I should describe as elusive.

It is there, but you can easily miss it.

Now, in that cap, to my mind, you do miss it." At that point it occurred to George that he had had sufficient fun with this particular man.

He said: "That is all right.

We don't want to lose the train.