"I wonder if he'll come back."
"Roberts? Why shouldn't he?"
"I don't know, but he's quite capable of just cutting the whole concern."
"I think he's capable of anything."
"Except appreciating 'Amor Patriæ,' eh?"
Dale, having got the Roberts family off his mind, drifted to another topic.
"I say, Phil, old chap, will you stop playing the fool for once, and give me your advice?"
"What about?" asked Philip, throwing himself into an armchair.
"What," said Dale gravely, filling his pipe, "do you think about getting married?"
"Are you thinking of it?"