"A little gentle exercise will prevent further trouble, I think." Whereupon he turned abruptly to the door of the other room, glanced in at Brit and beckoned Lorraine with an upraised finger.
"You have had a hard time of it yourself, young lady," he told her.

"You needn't worry about Swan.

He is not suffering appreciably.

I shall mix you a very unpleasant dose of medicine, and then I want you to go to bed and sleep.

I shall stay with your father to-night; not that it is necessary, but because I prefer daylight for the trip back to town.