“Certainly not.”
“And the doors would be too well guarded; not a crack for two doctors to creep in at.”
“You go too fast. You know the law from me, and you are a daring man that would try this sort of thing; but a timid woman, advised by a respectable muff like Oldfield! They will never dream of such a thing.”
“Oldfield is not her head-man. She has got another adviser, and he is the very man to do something plucky.”
“I don't know who you mean.”
“Why, her lover, to be sure.”
“Her lover? Lady Bassett's lover!”
“Ay, the young parson.”
Wheeler smiled satirically. “You certainly are a good hater. Nothing is too bad for those you don't like. If that Lady Bassett is not a true wife, where will you find one?”
“She is the most deceitful jade in England.”