"Oh, ill enough for a nurse … Well, did she see anything more?"
"No, that was all, except that she described the doctor."
"Not my friend Sartorius?"
"Yes, she described him perfectly."
Esther strained her ears to catch all they said. Dr. Sartorius—so these people were patients of his!
"What then?"
"Nothing. She woke up."
"She would!"
He gave an ironical laugh.
"Still, Arthur, one can't help thinking … after all, he's seventy-three…."