MacGlowrie，“hesaid，“butIcanforbidyoutogointothegardenunlessyou’relookingbetter。It’sapositivereflectiononmyprofessionalskill，andLaurelSpringwillbeshocked，andholdmeresponsible。“
Mrs。MacGlowriehadrecoveredenoughofheroldspirittoreplythatshethoughtLaurelSpringcouldbeinbetterbusinessthanlookingatheroverhergardenfence。
“Butyourdog，whoknowsyou’renotwell，anddoesn’tthinkmequiteafool，hadthegoodsensetocallme。Youheardhim。“
Butthewidowprotestedthatshewasasstrongasahorse，andthatFluffywaslikeallpuppies，conceitedtothelastdegree。
“Well，“saidBlaircheerfully，“supposeIadmityouareallright，physically，you’llconfessyouhavesometroubleonyourmind，won’tyou？IfIcan’tmakeyouSHOWmeyourtongue，you’llletmehearyouUSEittotellmewhatworriesyou。If，“headdedmoreearnestly，“youwon’tconfideinyourphysician——youwillperhaps——