“Oh,” answered Ormarr, somewhat at a loss, “I just happened to know....”
“You just happened to know my little weakness,” put in the doctor angrily.
Both men were silent for a moment. Then the doctor burst out laughing.
“Never been so done in all my life,” he said in an injured tone.
“I’m very sorry,” said Ormarr. “But it was the only way I could see to....”
“Oh, never mind. Most happy to reciprocate, if needed, and all that. But where am I to get another now?”
Ormarr’s face lit up with a sudden gleam of pleasure. He was about to speak, when the doctor interrupted him.
“Yes, she is,” he said sharply. “It’s all settled. I’ve played my little part. And Ørlygur’s going off now to fetch her.”
Ormarr rose, laughing, and held out his hand.
“My dear doctor, let me congratulate you.”