“So I see,” replied the doctor gruffly.
“You see Mr. Smith has come to mean a great deal to me—to us—”
“So I should imagine,” replied the doctor.
“His self-sacrifice and courage during those terrible days we can never forget.”
“Exactly so—quite right,” replied the doctor, standing stiffly beside his horse's head.
“You do not know people all at once,” continued Moira.
“Ah! Not all at once,” the doctor replied.
“But in times of danger and trouble one gets to know them quickly.”
“Sure thing,” said the doctor.
“And it takes times of danger to bring out the hero in a man.”