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David was enjoying his holiday He lay in bedthe ar and surrounded by

newspaper and ht

his breakfast, and of the little chambermaid who looked after his room,

and such conversations as this would follow: "Well, Nellie," he would say, "and did you go to the dance on the pier

last night?"

"Oh, yes, doctor"

"Your gentleht, then?"

"Oh, yes He didn't telephone because he was on a job out of town"

Here perhaps David would lower his voice, for Lucy was never far away

"Did you wear the flowers?"

"Yes, violets I put one away to remember you by It was funny at first

I wouldn't tell hihtedly

"That's right," he would say "Keep hi rascal We

men are kittle cattle, Nellie, kittle cattle!"

Even the valet unbent to him, and inquired if the doctor needed a man at

home to look after him and his clothes David was enormously tickled