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Chapter 2 Fellow Travellers

           Iamlikeasanemanshutupinamadhouse;Ican’tstandthesuspicionofthething.IcamehereaswellaseverIwasinmylife;buttosuspectmeoftheplagueistogivemetheplague.AndIhavehadit—andIhavegotit.’

           ‘Youbearitverywell,MrMeagles,’saidthesecondspeaker,smiling.

           ‘No.Ifyouknewtherealstateofthecase,that’sthelastobservationyouwouldthinkofmaking.Ihavebeenwakingupnightafternight,andsaying,nowIhavegotit,nowithasdevelopeditself,nowIaminforit,nowthesefellowsaremakingouttheircasefortheirprecautions.Why,I’dassoonhaveaspitputthroughme,andbestuckuponacardinacollectionofbeetles,asleadthelifeIhavebeenleadinghere.’

           ‘Well,MrMeagles,saynomoreaboutitnowit’sover,’urgedacheerfulfemininevoice.

           ‘Over!’repeatedMrMeagles,whoappeared(thoughwithoutanyill-nature)tobeinthatpeculiarstateofmindinwhichthelastwordspokenbyanybodyelseisanewinjury.‘Over!andwhyshouldIsaynomoreaboutitbecauseit’sover?’

           ItwasMrsMeagleswhohadspokentoMrMeagles;andMrsMeagleswas,likeMrMeagles,comelyandhealthy,withapleasantEnglishfacewhichhadbeenlookingathomelythingsforfive-and-fiftyyearsormore,andshonewithabrightreflectionofthem.

           ‘There!Nevermind,Father,nevermind!’saidMrsMeagles.‘ForgoodnesssakecontentyourselfwithPet.’

           ‘WithPet?’repeatedMrMeaglesinhisinjuredvein.

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