The front door was open， and in the living-room Mrs White
and Herbert felt the cold． Then Mr White came back into the living－room with a big，red-faced man．
'This is Tom
Morris，' Mr White
told his wife and son． 'We were friends when we were young． We worked together
before Tom
went to India． Tom， this is my wife and this is our
son， Herbert．'
'Pleased to
meet you，' Tom Morris
said．
'Pleased to
meet you， Mr Morris，' Mrs White answered．'Please come and sit down．'
'Yes， come on， Tom，' Mr White said．'Over here．It's nice and warm．'
'Thank you，'the big man answered and he sat
down．
'Let's have some whisky，'Old Mr White said．'You need something to warm you on
a cold night．' He got out
a bottle of whisky and the two old friends began to drink and talk． The little family listened with
interest to this visitor from far away and he told them many strange stories．