The Maid Quotes in Two Gallants
—Well...tell me, Corley, I suppose you’ll be able to pull it off all right, eh?
He knew that he would have to speak a great deal, to invent and amuse, and his brain and throat were too dry for such a task. The problem of how he could pass the hours till he met Corley again troubled him a little. He could think of no way of passing them but to keep on walking.
He knew Corley would fail; he knew it was no go.
The Maid Quotes in Two Gallants
—Well...tell me, Corley, I suppose you’ll be able to pull it off all right, eh?
He knew that he would have to speak a great deal, to invent and amuse, and his brain and throat were too dry for such a task. The problem of how he could pass the hours till he met Corley again troubled him a little. He could think of no way of passing them but to keep on walking.
He knew Corley would fail; he knew it was no go.