"All right. What's the directions?"
"You're to give the gentleman the white mixture right away, and at midnight, the red."
"Are those the doctor's orders?"
"Yes, ma'am."
"I wish you'd wait here, while I go and finish my supper; the folks are at dinner and no one will know."
The man's dark eyes flashed.
"Cospetto!" he muttered. "I'd like nothing better."
"What's that you said?" asked the nurse.
"Nothing, ma'am. I'll be glad to stay."