With those words Mr. Engelman lit his pipe, and waited in silence until the good eating and drinking had done their good work.
"My letter despatched," Mr. Engelman continued, "I begged both the doctors to speak with me before they went away, in my private room.
"Well," Mr. Engelman resumed, "Doctor Dormann asked his questions, and smelt and tasted the medicine, and with Madame Fontaine's full approval took away a little of it to be analyzed.