"Thank you for your prompt kindness. Dr. Williams will drive you to the house. If you have brought a servant he might take your luggage to the Fox and Hounds Inn, where Dr. Williams has secured rooms for you. I regret exceedingly we have no accommodation here, but, in any event, you will be more comfortable at the inn."
He looked at the doctor. In a vague way, his voice recalled accents he seemed to recognize.
"Is there a telegraph office here?"
"Yes. We pass it. It closes at eight."
"I will not be back from the Grange House before then?"
"Hardly. It is a half-hour's drive."
"Thank you. You will stop a moment at the telegraph office?"
The doctor hesitated.
"There is so little time. Is it of great importance? Of course——"
"Oh, I know what to do. Green—take my traps to the Fox and Hounds Inn. Then go to the telegraph office and send a message in my name to Miss Atherley, saying: 'Arrived. Sir Philip worse.' That is all."