Oh, I expect old Jake will get by.
He is healthy at least because he comes into the clinic for a check regularly.
Are you his doctor?
No, my partner Doctor Johnson is.
That bad-tempered old thing?
Oh, he isn't really bad-tempered.
He just looks it.
He is an excellent doctor who taught me a lot, and he has a very nice family.
His wife invites me over there to supper every week.
Very pleasant.
Yes.
I teach their daughter Pen at school.
She is a bit careless and lazy about her school work, but a bright little thing and very popular with her age group.