\"Well，that’sgood，atanyrate，\"hervisitorrepliedwithadeterminedeffortatcheerfulness。Then，turningtothefire，headdedblankly，\"Ifyouwanthim。\"
\"OfcourseIwanthim。IwouldneverhaveaskedsuchathingofhimifIhadn’twantedhimagreatdeal。It’saveryexpensivetrip。\"Theaspokeseverely。Thenshewenton，inamildertone。\"Hedoesn’tsayanythingaboutthemoney，butIthinkhiscomingmeansthathecanletmehaveit。\"
Fredwasstandingbeforethemantel，rubbinghishandstogethernervously。\"Probably。Youarestilldeterminedtocallonhim？\"HesatdowntentativelyinthechairTheahadindicated。\"Idon’tseewhyyouwon’tborrowfromme，andlethimsignwithyou，forinstance。Thatwouldconstituteaperfectlyregularbusinesstransaction。Icouldbringsuitagainsteitherofyouformymoney。\"
Theaturnedtowardhimfromthedesk。\"Wewon’ttakethatupagain，Fred。IshouldhaveadifferentfeelingaboutitifIwentonyourmoney。InawayIshallfeelfreeronDr。Archie’s，andinanotherwayIshallfeelmorebound。
Ishalltryevenharder。\"Shepaused。\"Heisalmostlikemyfather，\"sheaddedirrelevantly。