Jasper began to tell of certain things that had happened to him
since his arrival in town.
'It was a curious coincidence--but, by-the-bye, have you heard of
what The Study has been doing?'
'I should rather think so,' replied Reardon, his face lighting
up. 'With no small satisfaction.'
'Delicious, isn't it?' exclaimed his wife. 'I thought it too good
to be true when Edwin heard of it from Mr Biffen.'
All three laughed in subdued chorus. For the moment, Reardon
became a new man in his exultation over the contradictory
reviewers.
'Oh, Biffen told you, did he? Well,' continued Jasper, 'it was an
odd thing, but when I reached my lodgings on Saturday evening
there lay a note from Horace Barlow, inviting me to go and see
him on Sunday afternoon out at Wimbledon, the special reason
being that the editor of The Study would be there, and Barlow
thought I might like to meet him. Now this letter gave me a fit
of laughter; not only because of those precious reviews, but
because Alfred Yule had been telling me all about this same
editor, who rejoices in the name of Fadge.
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