“Oh, as for that,” replied Peter, “I am not at all particular; you will find me willing to do whatever you say.”
“The first thing I want is that you should stop walking in those broad, sunny, handsome streets, and walk through the narrower and poorer streets, where there is not such a glare of light.”
“I wouldn’t like to walk in them, for I don’t care to be seen in any but the most respectable streets.”
“Well, then there is no use of my prescribing for you any further.”
“Oh, if it comes to that, I’ll do it; for I want to get my eyes well more than anything else.”
“The next thing is that you should stop occasionally and rest while you are walking there, and call at some of the houses in those streets.”
“Why, doctor, I can’t see how that could possibly do me any good. As I have told you already, the houses where I visit are among the finest in town, well ventilated and heated, and some of them are just getting in the new electric—”