[To Roope.] Yes, all right, Mr. Roope——!
Dunning.
[Turning to the next leaf.] I and Mr. Sillitoe then had another confab—er—consultation with Mr. Filson, and we pointed out to him that it was up to his father and mother to challenge Titterton's assertions and invite proof of their accuracy.
Roope.
[Quietly.] Obviously!
Dunning.
Mr. F., however, giving us to understand that he was acting solely on his own, and that he wished the investigation kept from his family, we proposed a different plan——
Bertram.
To which I reluctantly assented.
Dunning.