"That's good," said Nick. "Now, if you'll follow Deever, I'll go back to Dr. Jarvis."
Accordingly Nick hurried home. He found Jarvis in a state of great mental anguish.
"It is an extraordinary fate," he cried, as soon as Nick appeared, "which has twice brought these Deevers into my life to make me miserable."
"You have had to do with them before?" asked Nick.
"Yes, and in a way that is beyond belief."
"Explain yourself."
"This man, Lawrence Deever," said the doctor, with a groan, "had the incredible presumption to make love to my daughter."
Nick could not help smiling.
"What did you do about it?" he asked.
"I sent him about his business in a hurry."