"Addington! It's hard on you, I know," he went on sympathetically, "to keep a discovery like this to yourself.

But we might tell Hansombody." "Why Hansombody ?" For the second time a suspicion crossed the Vicar's mind that his hearers were confusing the Millennium with some infectious ailment.
"It is bound to affect his practice," suggested Miss Marty.
"To be sure," the Major chimed in.

As a matter of fact, he attached great importance to the apothecary's judgment, and was wont to lean on it, though not too ostentatiously.

"It can hardly fail to affect his practice.

I think, in common justice, Hansombody ought to be told; that is, if you are quite sure of your ground." "Sure ?" The Vicar opened his Testament afresh and plunged into an explanation.