"Oh, nonsense, nonsense," I said. "Don't you see that you are offering
me the chance of a lifetime?"
Churchill laughed.
"After all, one cannot refuse to take what offers," he said. "Besides,
your right man to do the work might not suit me as a collaborator."
"It's very tempting," I said.
"Why, then, succumb," he smiled.
I could not find arguments against him, and I succumbed as Jenkins
re-entered the room.