"And in that respect his son resembles him."
Alan laughed.
"Then I suppose you do not think I always choose to be agreeable?" he said.
"You have lapses; sometimes you are almost rude, most abrupt, somewhat neglectful of your best friends."
"Oh, I say! That's not a very flattering picture. To which of my best friends have I been neglectful?" he asked.
"Myself—for one."
He looked surprised.
"That charge will not stand being put to the test," he answered.
"You have not been to see me since Ascot," she said.
"And that comes under the charge of neglect?"