Winterbones，notawhitoffended，againhidhiscupunderhiscoat-tailandvanished。
\'Sitdown，Thorne，sitdown，\'saidthecontractor，speakinginquiteadifferentmannerfromanythathehadyetassumed。\'Iknowyou\'reinahurry，butyoumustgivemehalfanhour。Imaybedeadbeforeyoucangivemeanother；whoknows？\'
Thedoctorofcoursedeclaredthathehopedtohavemanyahalf-hour\'schatwithhimformanyayeartocome。
\'Well，that\'sasmaybe。Youmuststopnow，atanyrate。Youcanmakethecobpayforit，youknow。\'
Thedoctortookachairandsatdown。Thusentreatedtostop，hehadhardlyanyalternativebuttodoso。