"Oh, very much, indeed."
"Ay, I see you did; you finished it by the first of May. 'Tour to the Hebrides' what, Johnson's?"
"Yes Sir."
"Read it all fairly through?"
"Yes, Sir; certainly."
He smiled, and went on.
" 'May 12. Peter Simple.'"
There was quite a shout at the heterogeneous character of Fleda's reading, which she, not knowing exactly what to make of it, heard rather abashed.
" 'Peter Simple!' " said the doctor, settling himself to go on with his list; "well, let us see. 'World without Souls.' Why, you Elf! read in two days."
"It is very short, you know, Sir."