“You can tell the gentleman to come in,” he said.
Professor Puffer was in the anteroom. When he presented himself, with the note already written, he asked the servant, “Is Mr. Cunningham in?”
“No, sir,” said the servant; “but Mr. Brooks is in.”
“Is Mr. Brooks a friend of Mr. Cunningham’s?”
“Yes, sir.”
“Then be kind enough to hand him this note. It is addressed to Mr. Cunningham, but he can read it.”
“Yes, sir. All right, sir.”
Quite unprepared for a meeting with his old ward, Professor Puffer entered the room with a jaunty step. When he recognized Bernard, he stepped back with an expression of intense astonishment on his face.