"No."
"A revolving follower."
Jean saw her opportunity.
"I suppose people are very like planets," she said. "They must all have a centre round which they revolve."
Dr. Fergusson looked at her rather keenly.
"It's a good thing to know what our centre is."
"I should think it was generally the same in every case," said Jean flippantly. "Myself is my centre; isn't it yours?"
The doctor did not answer. He left the piano and came and stood behind her.
"You are managing your firelight well," he said.
Jean's brush stopped working.