And they are coming back to England; his wife's consumptive symptoms have disappeared, of course, and she is very impatient to leave Madeira.

It is to be hoped she will allow poor Tom time to get his rib set.

Probably that consideration doesn't weigh much with her.

He says that he is writing to you by the same mail.' 'Poor old fellow!' said Everard, with feeling.

'Does he complain about his wife ?' 'He never has done till now, but there's a sentence here that reads doubtfully.