"What's up! Young man, do you want us to take in a child to board ?--a CHILD ?" he repeated in slow horror.
"Well, hardly," laughed the other.

"Er, perhaps Cyril might like it, though; eh ?" "Come, come, Bertram, be sensible for once," pleaded his brother, nervously.

"This is serious, really serious, I tell you!" "What is serious ?" demanded Cyril, coming down the stairway.

"Can't it wait?
Pete has already sounded the gong twice for dinner." William made a despairing gesture.
"Well, come," he groaned.

"I'll tell you at the table....