"And Small is helping?"
"Small left us at a week's notice. Told Kenge his grandfather's business was too much for the old gentleman and he could better himself by undertaking it. There had been a coolness between myself and Small on account of his being so close. But he said you and I began it, and as he had me there--for we did--I put our acquaintance on the old footing. That's how I come to know what they're up to."
"You haven't looked in at all?"

"And Small is helping?"
"Small left us at a week's notice."
"You haven't looked in at all?"
