15/30 I shall say nothing about it to anybody but you, until the German is safe on the shores of England." "Do you expect him to arrive before the marriage ?" "Certainly! He would have left New York with me, but for one patient who still required his care. No new patients will tempt him to stay in America. His extraordinary success has made his fortune. The ambition of his life is to see England: and he can afford to gratify it. He may be here by the next steamer that reaches Liverpool." "And when he does come, you mean to bring him to Dimchurch ?" "Yes--unless Lucilla objects to it." "Suppose Oscar objects? |