"I admit it does make it look as if he were ashamed, though I don't see why he should have been; since, as I say, they are a sound and wholesome medicine."
"No doubt; the elixir of life; cure all ills; see advertisements."
"There is no reason why a man should be more ashamed of being associated with an honest medicine than with the profession of the law, which is not all honesty."
"True, O king! Still, however, let's pass on. If his name wasn't Oldfield, what was it?"
"Can't you guess?"
"Can't I--would you mind saying that again; only let me warn you that if you've come here to ask riddles there'll be ructions."
"Don't be an ass, if you can help it! I saw the girl who's in the next room in his room, yesterday."
"You saw her? I don't believe it."
"At least I saw her likeness; it was on his writing-table. She seemed to be looking at me during the whole of a very unpleasant scene; it was odd how the feeling that she was looking at me affected me; the excellence of the likeness is proved by the fact that I recognized her as the original the moment I saw her."
"Then do you mean----"