Hesentoutwordbyhisoffice—boythathewouldliketoseeMr。Coreyforafewminutesafterclosing。
Thetype—writergirlhadlingeredtoo，asifshewishedtospeakwithhim，andCoreystoodinabeyanceasshewenttowardLapham’sdoor。
\"Can’tseeyouto—night，Zerrilla，\"hesaidbluffly，butnotunkindly。\"PerhapsI’llcallatthehouse，ifit’simportant。\"
\"Itis，\"saidthegirl，withaspoiledairofinsistence。
\"Well，\"saidLapham，and，noddingtoCoreytoenter，heclosedthedooruponher。Thenheturnedtotheyoung，mananddemanded：\"WasIdrunklastnight？\"