"Let you! I shall quarrel with you if you don't. Perhaps, however, you would prefer to visit Ronald Percy."
"I will wait at any rate till I receive an invitation," answered Robert, smiling, for he did not feel in the least sensitive about the malicious contempt which Ronald professed to feel for him.
"When will you start, Robert?"
"To-morrow morning. Mr. Fitzgerald seems to be in a hurry, and there is no good reason for delay. My foot is well enough for all ordinary use, though it would give out if I should attempt riding."
When Dr. Grey was shown the letter Robert had received, he looked puzzled.
"Certainly the chance seems to be a good one," he said, "and doubtless it will be well to accept it. It is certainly a remarkable piece of luck."
"So I consider it," said Robert.
"I mean, that it is like the events in a story that you should have such a chance offer from an absolute stranger, just as you stand in need of it. I should like to see this Mr. Fitzgerald," he continued, thoughtfully.
"I think I heard that there was a man of that name staying at the hotel about a week since," said Sidney.
"He says he was present when Robert met with his accident."