Well, you know what these doctor fellows are. He wouldn’t say much to me. He said he’d write to Macfarlane.

John.

Well?

Colonel Wharton.

I suppose Macfarlane got the letter this morning. He’ll probably be round presently.

Mrs. Poole.

I saw him going along the Bleane Road in his dog-cart about an hour ago. You might ask him who it was he was going to see.

John.

Are you feeling ill, father?

Colonel Wharton.