He was old, ugly, learned--and a little "loco"-- mad, if not a bit of a sorcerer, as the common people suspected him of being.

The little white jacket was in reality a concession to Mrs.Gould's humanizing influence.

The doctor, with his habit of sceptical, bitter speech, had no other means of showing his profound respect for the character of the woman who was known in the country as the English Senora.

He presented this tribute very seriously indeed; it was no trifle for a man of his habits.

Mrs.Gould felt that, too, perfectly.