“Oh, then, Mr. Mackaw,” said Vivian, “that was the bird which screamed last night!”
“Oh, yes! oh, yes! Mr. Mackaw,” said Mrs. Felix Lorraine.
“Lady Carabas!” continued Vivian, “it is found out. It is Mr. Mackaw’s particular friend, his family physician, whom he always travels with, that awoke us all last night.”
“Is he a foreigner?” asked the Marchioness, looking up.
“My dear Mr. Grey, impossible! the Doctor never screams.”
“Oh! Mr. Mackaw, Mr. Mackaw!” said Vivian.
“Oh! Mr. Mackaw, Mr. Mackaw!” said Mrs. Felix Lorraine.
“I tell you he never screams,” reiterated the man of science; “I tell you he can’t scream; he’s muzzled.”
“Oh, then, it must have been the Chowchowtow.”
“Yes, I think it must have been the Chowchowtow.”