“I think I’d rather go, sir,” he said.
Mr. Perkins, like many men who manage things by their personal influence, grew a little impatient when his power was not immediately manifest. He had a great deal of work to do, and could not waste more time on a boy who seemed to him insanely obstinate.
“Very well, I promised to let you if you really wanted it, and I keep my promise. When do you go to Germany?”