“They treat you kindly here?”
“Oh, yes.”
“The doctor is very good to you?”
“Ah, the doctor is so good!” Varna’s dull eyes brightened.
“And the others are good to you also?”
“Oh, yes.” The momentary gleam in the sad eye had vanished again.
“Where did you get this red scar?”
The patient became uneasy, he moved anxiously on his chair and looked up at Gyuri. It was evident that he realised there would be more red marks if he told the truth to this stranger.
Muller did not insist upon an answer. “You are uneasy and nervous sometimes, aren’t you?”
“Yes, sir, I have been—nervous—lately.”