The doctor and his companion exchanged glances. “I'm very busy just at present,” he said, slowly. “We'll look in some time and take our chance of catching him awake.” The doctor and his companion exchanged glances. “I'm very busy just at present,” he said, slowly. “We'll look in some time and take our chance of catching him awake.” Mrs. Scutts bowed them out, and in some perplexity returned to Mr. Flynn. “I don't like the look of 'em,” she said, shaking her head. “You'd better stay in bed till Bill comes 'ome in case they come back.” Mrs. Scutts bowed them out, and in some perplexity returned to Mr. Flynn. “I don't like the look of 'em,” she said, shaking her head. “You'd better stay in bed till Bill comes 'ome in case they come back.” “Right-o,” said the obliging Mr. Flynn. “Just step in and tell my landlady I'm 'aving a chat with Bill.” “Right-o,” said the obliging Mr. Flynn. “Just step in and tell my landlady I'm 'aving a chat with Bill.” He lit his pipe and sat up in bed smoking until a knock at the front door at half-past eleven sent him off to sleep again. Mrs. Scutts, who was sitting downstairs, opened it and admitted her husband. He lit his pipe and sat up in bed smoking until a knock at the front door at half-past eleven sent him off to sleep again. Mrs. Scutts, who was sitting downstairs, opened it and admitted her husband. “All serene?” he inquired. “What are you looking like that for? What's up?” “All serene?” he inquired. “What are you looking like that for? What's up?” He sat quivering with alarm and rage as she told him, and then, mounting the stairs with a heavy tread, stood gazing in helpless fury at the slumbering form of Mr. James Flynn. He sat quivering with alarm and rage as she told him, and then, mounting the stairs with a heavy tread, stood gazing in helpless fury at the slumbering form of Mr. James Flynn. “Get out o' my bed,” he said at last, in a choking voice. “Get out o' my bed,” he said at last, in a choking voice. “What, Bill!” said Mr. Flynn, opening his eyes.
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