Enjoyed your holiday? he went on, rising, stretching himself, and offering a box of cigarettes. "You look well. Done any summits? When we get our affairs in order, I must be off somewhere myself. Northward, I think. I want a little bracing cold. I should like to see Iceland. You know the Icelandic sagas? Magnificent There's the saga of Grettir the Strong -- by Jove But come, this isn't business. I have news for you, real, substantial, hopeful news."