" Mr
Murchison stroked his chin, the better to retain his
satisfaction. "Waste of money--the post would have brought
it this morning--but it pleased his mother. Yes, he's
through his Law Schools examination, and at the top, too,
as far as I can make out."
"Dear me, and you never mentioned it!" Dr Drummond spoke
with the resigned impatience of a familiar grievance. It
was certainly a trying characteristic of John Murchison
that he never cared about communicating anything that
might seem to ask for congratulation. "Well, well! I'm
very glad to hear it."
"It slipped my mind," said Mr Murchison. "Yes, he's
full-fledged 'barrister and solicitor' now; he can plead
your case or draw you up a deed with the best of them.
Lorne's made a fair record, so far. We've no reason to
be ashamed of him."
"That you have not." Personal sentiments between these
two Scotchmen were indicated rather than indulged. "He's
going in with Fulke and Warner, I suppose--you've got
that fixed up?"
"Pretty well. Old man Warner was in this morning to talk
it over. He says they look to Lorne to bring them in
touch with the new generation. It's a pity he lost that
son of his."
"Oh, a great pity. But since they had to go outside the
firm they couldn't have done better; they couldn't have
done better.
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