Pringle.

Rats!—excuse the vulgarity!

Horace.

Hang it! You must have noticed something queer about him!

Pringle.

I have—and if he's the person you're relying on to remove the Professor's objections, I think the old gentleman should be warned against seeing him.

[He goes into his office and shuts the door; Horace returns to table, takes up the sheet on which he had been working, crumples it up, and flings it away.

Fakrash.

[Turns from window to Horace.] Receive news! Henceforth I shall cease to busy myself about thine affairs.

Horace.