"Not at all."
"For I can't manage to come to-day."
"There's no reason why you should, doctor."
"It's the first time you'll have been out alone with him. When will your mother be back?"
"This afternoon."
"Of course, I could send the keeper with you. But it's better that your uncle should not see more of him than's necessary."
"Don't worry, doctor; it'll be all right."
"Don't go too far, you know."
"No, close by, on the dunes."
"I can rely on you?"