Use the verbs in the correct tense : ... When he was gone, a tall pale youth with
long hair, who (to wait) patiently for Mr. Bigger all
the time, (to appear) in the doorway. His eyes (to be)
dark and melancholy; his expression, his general ap-
pearance (to be) romantic and a little pitiable. “Sorry (to keep) you waiting,” (to say) Mr. Big-
ger. “What you (to want) to see me for?”
The young man (to hesitate). “The fact (to be),”
he (to say) at last, “I (to be) horribly short of money.
You can (to pay) me for that thing I (to do) for you
the other day?”
“How much we (to settle) it for?”
“Twenty pounds, I (to think).”
“Make it twenty five,” (to say) Mr. Bigger generously.
“Thank you. I (to suppose) you wouldn’t like to
have a show of my landscapes.”
“No, nothing of your own,” (to reply) Mr. Bigger.