CHAPTERXIII
THETWOUNCLES
\'Ha!ha!ha!Ha!ha!ha!\'laughedSirRoger,lustily,asDrThorneenteredtheroom。\'Well,ifthatain\'trich,Idon\'tknowwhatis。Ha!
ha!ha!Butwhydidn\'ttheyputhimunderthepump,doctor?\'
Thedoctor,however,hadtoomuchtact,andtoomanythingsofimportancetosay,toallowofhisgivingupmuchtimetothediscussionofDrFillgrave\'swrath。Hehadcomedeterminedtoopenthebaronet\'seyesastowhatwouldbetherealeffectofhiswill,andhehadalsotonegotiatealoanforMrGresham,ifthatmightbepossible。DrThornethereforebeganabouttheloan,thatbeingtheeasiersubject,andfoundthatSirRogerwasquiteclear-headedastohismanymoneyconcerns,inspiteofhisillness。SirRogerwaswillingenoughtolendMrGreshammoremoney——six,eight,ten,twentythousand;butthen,indoingso,heshouldinsistonpossessionofthetitle-deeds。