"It's rather awkward, isn't it? But I don't mind so long as you understand. And you'll tell Sylvia—as much as you think proper?"
"Yes—yes; I must tell Sylvia."
"And I may go on seeing her as usual?"
"Well—will you be guided by my advice—the advice of one who has lived more than double your years?"
"Certainly," said Horace.
"Then, if I were you, I should go away at once, for a complete change of air and scene."
"That's impossible, sir—you forget my work!"
"Never mind your work, my boy: leave it for a while, try a sea-voyage, go round the world, get quite away from these associations."
"But I might come across the Jinnee again," objected Horace; "he's travelling, as I told you."
"Yes, yes, to be sure. Still, I should go away. Consult any doctor, and he'll tell you the same thing."