Deaftothisunanswerablereasonfortheabsenceoffriends，Mr。
SpeedwellinsistedonsendingPerryouttosearchamongthepersonswhocomposedthecrowd。Thetrainerreturnedwithhisreport。“Youwereright，Sir。Therearesomeofhisfriendsoutside。Theywanttoseehim。“
“Lettwoorthreeofthemin。“
Threecamein。Theystaredathim。Theyutteredbriefexpressionsofpityinslang。TheysaidtoMr。Speedwell，“Wewantedtoseehim。Whatisit——eh？“
“It’sabreak-downinhishealth。“