"What kind of a breakdown?"
"Mental."
"Loose in the bean, eh?"
"Reginald! You know I hate slang. No; he's not—that. Not nearly so bad. But he had a breakdown—mostly nervous, I think. It came from overwork, I believe. He must have absolute quiet—no excitement, nothing to irritate him.
"But you must not mention it to a soul, Reggie; and particularly you must not let him see that you notice anything peculiar. He's very sensitive."
Reginald grumbled.
"So that's why we all have to keep very quiet," said Rosalind with finality.
"He ought to be shipped off to a nut college," declared Reginald. "Anybody like that is liable to break loose at any time. I didn't come up here to be a keeper."
"Well, you are not compelled to remain."
Rosalind's voice was cool.