I should have told you then if you hadn't got vexed with me--I'm sure I don't know why." Glazzard laughed, and dismissed the subject carelessly.
Not long after, he was alone.

After much pacing about the room, he came to a stand before his clay masterpiece, and stared at it as though the dull eyes fascinated him.

Of a sudden he raised his fist and with one blow beat the head into a shapeless mass.
Then he went out, locking the door behind him.
On leaving the Glazzards, Quarrier pursued the important business that had brought him into this part of London.

He drove to a hospital, newly opened, with which he was connected in the capacity of treasurer.

Talk with the secretary occupied him for half an hour; about to set forth again, he encountered on the staircase two ladies, the one a hospital nurse, the other Mrs.Wade.
"Could you grant me five minutes ?" asked the widow, earnestly.