Bobsey promised acquiescence, and ran away, to make Tommy acquainted with the welcome news.
"Hi've got you hon," he exclaimed.
"How can I thank you?" replied Tommy. "This will save me from an awful lot of misery. It's dreadful to be in a foreign country without money or friends."
The doctor had retired, leaving the door open for them, and the two boys entered the house, making themselves comfortable in the kitchen.
Next day they were given a room to themselves, and their duties were mapped out for them.
Dr. Slasher was not a married man, and his home was kept by an elderly lady who might in years gone by have been called good-looking, but who had long, long ago lost all pretensions to beauty. Her name was Miss Minks, and she was cook and housekeeper all in one.
For some days all went on smoothly at the doctor's.
It was quite a week before Tommy was allowed an opportunity for exercising his remarkable powers for doing things as they ought not to be done.
Dr. Slasher had been invited to dine at a neighbor's house, but having a patient to attend he could not go.
Walking into the surgery where Tommy was rolling pills, he said: