Dr.Willis wished the patient to be examined with the stethoscope.

You can stay outside, Mr.Donkyn." This new doctor announced himself to Sir Charles, felt his pulse, and entered at once into conversation with him.
Sir Charles was in a talking mood, and very soon said one or two inconsecutive things.

Dr.Mosely looked at Mary Wells and said he would write a prescription.
As soon as he had written it he said, very loud, "Mr.Donkyn!" The door instantly opened, and that worthy appeared on the threshold.
"Oblige me," said the doctor to his confrere, "by seeing this prescription made up; and you can examine the patient yourself; but do not fatigue him." With this he retired swiftly, and strolled down the corridor, to wait for his companion.
He had not to wait long.

Mr.Donkyn adopted a free and easy style with Sir Charles, and that gentleman marked his sense of the indignity by turning him out of the room, and kicking him industriously half-way down the passage.
Messrs.

Mosely and Donkyn retired to Highmore.
Bassett was particularly pleased at the baronet having kicked Donkyn; so was Wheeler; so was Dr.Mosely.Donkyn alone did not share the general enthusiasm.
When Sir Charles had disposed of Mr.Donkyn he turned on Mary Wells, and rated her soundly for bringing strangers into his room to gratify their curiosity; and when Lady Bassett came in he made his formal complaint, concluding with a proposal that one of two persons should leave Huntercombe, forever, that afternoon--Mary Wells or Sir Charles Bassett.
Mary replied, not to him, but to her mistress, "He came from Dr.
Willis, my lady.