own limitations better than any outsider." "Come, I think you will do," she said,[Pg 45] pleasantly. "If I am ill at any time I shall probably call you in." [Pg 45] "Thank you." "And I should criticise your treatment. If you gave me any bread pills, I should probably detect the imposture." "I should prefer, as a patient, bread pills to many that are prescribed." "You seem to be a sensible man, Dr. Fenwick. I shall hope to have other opportunities of conversing with you. Let me know from time to time how you are succeeding." "Thank you. I am glad you are sufficiently interested in me to make the request." By this time we had reached the boarding-house. We could see Mrs. Wyman at the window of the reception room. She was evidently surprised and amused to see us together. I was sure that I should hear more of it, and I was not mistaken. "Oh, Dr. Fenwick," she said playfully,[Pg 46] as she took a seat beside me at the table. "I caught you that time." [Pg 46] "I don't understand you," I said, innocently. "Oh, yes, you do. Didn't I see you and Miss Blagden coming in together?" "Yes." "I thought you would confess. Did you have a pleasant walk?" "It was only from the Star Theatre." "I see you are beginning to apologize. You could say a good deal between Waverley Place and the Star Theatre." "We did." "So I thought. I suppose you were discussing your fellow boarders, including poor me."
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