“I want to see Doctor Collins, please.”

“Summons?”

“Sir?”

“Are you summoned?”

“No, sir, not yet. I mean—” Toby floundered. The ghost of a smile crossed the secretary’s face.

“What do you wish to see him about, please?”

“I missed chapel this morning, sir, and—”

“Oh! What’s the name?”

“Tucker, Third Class.”