MR.

VIMPANY ON INTOXICATION THERE was no unsteadiness in the doctor's walk, and no flush on his face.

He certainly did strut when he entered the room; and he held up his head with dignity, when he discovered Mountjoy.

But he seemed to preserve his self-control.

Was the man sober again already?
His wife approached him with her set smile; the appearance of her lord and master filled Mrs.Vimpany with perfectly-assumed emotions of agreeable surprise.
"This is an unexpected pleasure," she said.