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Willia whistled "After all these years!" Then he reflected

"Well, of course, sir, he is an old man But he is like iron, Dr

Lavendar When he had quinsy two years ago, I thought he had come to

the end Not a bit of it! He's iron Only, of course, anger is a great

drain Better caution Saer?"

"I shouldn't like to see hie," the doctor adoing to patch things

up? Good Lord!" said Willia with astonishs up But there is a chance that

I can get 'em to talk over Benjamin's anxiety about Sam's Sam Fact

is, Benjamin is disturbed about the boy's sheep's-eyes Sam thinks,

you know, that he is in love with Mrs Richie, and--"

"In love with Mrs Richie!" Willia Mrs Richie! it's outrageous I don't wonder Mr Wright is

concerned It's disgraceful He ought to be thrashed!"

Dr Lavendar drew a quick breath and let his pipe-hand fall heavily on

the table beside him "No, William, no; not thrashed Not thrashed,

Williaht do hihed They smoked silently for a while, and, indeed, it