"Do you think I shall be long sick?"
"That, also, is uncertain. I suppose you will be likely to be detained here a fortnight, at least."
"I wish I could go home."
"It would not be safe for you to travel, under present circumstances."
"If I were at home, I could be under my wife's care."
"Can't she come here?"
"She has three young children. It would be difficult for her to leave them."
"Who is the boy that called at my house?"
"Harry Walton. He is my assistant—takes money at the door, and helps me other ways."
"Is he trustworthy?"