"Great Scott, and it was you who wrote--" He stopped, staring in amazement.
"Yes, it was I who wrote Freda, if that's what you refer to," finished the doctor.

"It caused a little sensation, as you may know, and nearly got me ousted from the college.

But it sold up to two hundred thousand copies, so it wasn't a bad turn," he added.
"It was published while I was away," said Philip.

"I got a copy in Rio Janeiro, and it haunted me for weeks after I read it.

Great Heaven, you can't believe--" "I did," interrupted the doctor sharply.