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.