[The Simpkins Plot by George A. Birmingham]@TWC D-Link bookThe Simpkins Plot CHAPTER III 18/33
"But I naturally expected you'd take some interest in the mental development of my baby.
After all, she's your godchild.
You wouldn't have liked it if she'd swallowed that pin. However, if you don't care to hear about her, I won't force her on your attention.
Go on about Doyle and the drains.
What happened ?" "The doctor refused to act, of course," said the Major. "Naturally," said Meldon; "he didn't care about bringing typhoid into the town." "You'd have thought Simpkins would have dropped it then, but he didn't. He reported the doctor to the Board of Guardians for neglect of duty." "We're getting on," said Meldon, taking a note on a fresh sheet of paper.
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