Itplacesmeinaridiculousposition。\"Rogersurgedhisgrievancecalmly，almostimpersonally，makinghisappealtoLapham’ssenseofjustice。\"ICAN’Tgobacktothosepartiesandtellthemyouwon’tseethem。
It’snoanswertomake。They’vegotarighttoknowwhyyouwon’tseethem。\"
\"Verywell，then！\"criedLapham；\"I’llcomeandTELL
themwhy。WhoshallIaskfor？WhenshallIbethere？\"
\"Ateighto’clock，please，\"saidRogers，rising，withoutapparentalarmathisthreat，ifitwasathreat。