And the Rigour of the Game and Gentlemen: The K...

'I have never spoken to Hammond in my life,' said the old man, relenting a little when he saw how troubled his wife was. 'No, I propose to stop this club business before it gets to the banker's ears that one of his clerks is a nightly attendant there. You will see Richard when he comes home this evening; tell him I wish to have a word or two with him to-night. He is to wait for me here. I will be in shortly after he has had his supper.'