"_So glad to see you at last. Now don't let me interrupt your talk
with Mrs. VEREKER_;" i.e., "If I do, I shall be let in for being
button-holed."
"_Do let me get you some tea--you must be dying for a cup_;" i.e.,
"Know _I_ am."
"_So sorry_--_I fear everything is cold. Do let me have some fresh tea
made for you_;" i.e., "He can't accept _that_ offer."