32/35 He'll try and keep the poor gentleman here for the sake of a few extra guineas, and a miserable place for him to open his eyes upon, even if the rest of the roof holds, which for my part I'm beginning to doubt. They'd have to move him from here with the daylight, anyhow. He can't lie in the bar parlour all day, can he ?" "It don't seem right, somehow," the man com plained doggedly. "The doctor didn't say anything about having him moved." "You get the car," Gerald ordered the young man. "I'll take the whole responsibility." The chauffeur silently left the room. |