"Yes."
"Sent for?"
"You of all men know why I went, Mr. Morewood."
"If you don't mind my admitting it, I do. But most people are so thin-skinned."
"I am not thin-skinned—not in that way. Of course you know. You told me."
"That head?"
"Yes; you did me a service."
"Well, I think I did, and I'm glad to hear you say so."
"Why?"
"Shows you've come to your senses," said Morewood, rapidly recovering from his lapse into civility.