Shakehands!“Thetwochoralgentlemenwereenchantedwithhim。
“TheEnglisharistocracy——eh，Smith？““Bloodandbreeding——ah，Jones!“
Assoonashehadspoken，Arnold’sconsciencereproachedhim：notforbettingwhoisashamedof_that_formofgamblinginEngland？butfor“backingthedoctor。“Withthebestintentiontowardhisfriend，hewasspeculatingonthefailureofhisfriend’shealth。HeanxiouslyassuredGeoffreythatnomanintheroomcouldbemoreheartilypersuadedthatthesurgeonwaswrongthanhimself。“Idon’tcryofffromthebet，“hesaid。“But，mydearfellow，prayunderstandthatIonlytakeittoplease_you。_“
“Botherallthat!“answeredGeoffrey，withthesteadyeyetobusiness，whichwasoneofthechoicestvirtuesinhischaracter。
“Abet’sabet——andhangyoursentiment!“HedrewArnoldbythearmoutofear-shotoftheothers。“Isay!“heasked，anxiously。