“Of course I did. He was senior porter when I was an undergraduate. He must be about a hundred and ten.”

“No, sir, only seventy-five,” smiled the young man.

“Who’s master now?”

“Dr. Barrett, sir.”

“Is he up?”

“Not for the moment, sir.”

“What about Mr. Westgrove?”

“Westgrove? Oh yes, sir. He died a long time ago. When I was a boy, sir.”

“Well, who is there in residence?”

The younger Westmacott rattled off a string of unfamiliar names.