heart as I might otherwise have done."

"That was before you knew me, Dr. Wade, otherwise I should feel
very hurt," the girl put in.

"Yes, it was," the Doctor said dryly.

"Don't mind him, my dear," her uncle said; "we all know the Doctor
of old. This is my bungalow."

"It is pretty, with all these flowers and shrubs round it," she
said admiringly.

"Yes, we have been doing a good deal of watering the last few weeks,
so as to get it to look its best. This is your special attendant;
she will take you up to your room. By the time you have had a bath,
your boxes will be here. I told them to have a cup of tea ready
for you upstairs. Breakfast will be on the table by the time you
are ready."

"Well, old friend," he said to the Doctor, when the girl had gone
upstairs, "no complications, I hope, on the voyage?"

"No, I think not," the Doctor said. "Of course, there were lots of
young puppies on board, and as she was out and out the best looking
girl in the ship half of them were dancing attendance upon her all
the voyage, but I am bound to say that she acted like a sensible
young woman; and though she was pleasant with them all, she didn't
get into any flirtation with one more than another. I did my best
to look after her, but, of course, that would have been of no good