"Why, your not seeing--your not understanding--"
"Not understanding _what?"_
"Why, what the book is meant to be." His laughter subsided again and he
sat gazing thoughtfully at the publisher. "Unless it means," he wound
up, "that I've over-shot the mark."
"If I am the mark, you certainly have," said Harviss, with a glance at
the clock.
The Professor caught the glance and interpreted it. "The book is a
skit," he said, rising.