’Andwhodoesmanagethehospital？’askedthewarden。
’Oh，letthemfindthatout；that’sanotherquestion:theactionisbroughtagainstyouandChadwick；that’syourdefence，andaperfectandfulldefenceitis。NowthatIthinkverysatisfactory。’
’Well，’saidthebishop，lookinginquiringlyupintohisfriend’sface，whosatsilentawhile，andapparentlynotsowellsatisfied。
’Andconclusive，’continuedthearchdeacon；’iftheypressittoajury，whichtheywon’tdo，notwelvemeninEnglandwilltakefiveminutestodecideagainstthem。’
’Butaccordingtothat’saidMrHarding，’Imightaswellhavesixteenhundredayearaseight，ifthemanagerschoosetoallotittome；andasIamoneofthemanagers，ifnotthechiefmanager，myself，thatcanhardlybeajustarrangement。’