"I shouldn't wonder."
"Poor devil! It won't be much matter. His family will be a great deal better without him."
"It will be a blessing to them if he dies."
"Miserable, drunken wretch!" muttered Harvey Green who was present. "He's only in the way of everybody. The sooner he's off, the better."
The landlord said nothing. He stood leaning across the bar, looking more sober than usual.
"That was rather an unlucky affair of yours Simon. They say the child is going to die."
"Who says so?" Slade started, scowled and threw a quick glance upon the speaker.
"Doctor Green."
"Nonsense! Doctor Green never said any such thing."
"Yes, he did though."