26/45 "He would never come to a stranger's house in his old clothes. I will just bring down his best suit after tea." The dinner hour at Dr.Brown's was fully occupied with an animated recital of the adventures of the afternoon. Each member of the car party was described with an accuracy and fulness of detail that would have surprised him. I think they were laughing at me. Tom laughed loudest of all, and he's not so smart himself, and anyway Larry passed the entrance a year ago and I just told him so." "Oh, did you," said her father, "and how did Master Tom take that ?" "He didn't laugh quite as much. |