"That's interesting," said he, as he sat down again and filled a pipe. "That's interesting."

"But look here," said the other, "do you believe it? Can a man get young again and forget everything and go on like this?"

"I don't know," said Tozer, "but I believe he can—and he seems to be doing it, don't he?"

"He does; we found a knocker in his coat pocket."

"I beg your pardon, a what?"

"A door-knocker; he must have wrung it off a door somewhere, a big brass one, like a lion's head."

"How old is he?"

"Uncle?"

"Yes."