I'll come, but it's waste of good doctoring." Here he turned his rising temper on Tom.

"You and my boy have been having a fight.

You licked him and saved me the trouble.

I heard from Mr.
Rivers what Tom said." "It was no one's business but Tom's and mine," returned John much amused to know that the peaceful rector must have watched the fight and overheard what caused it.

Tom scowled, and the peacemaking old doctor got up, adding, "Be more gentle with Tom next time." Tom knew better than to reply and went back to pill-making furious and humiliated.
"Good-bye, John," said the Doctor.