“But, Henry, that’s just what she won’t let me do. It’s part of her—whatever it is—never to see me.”
“Of course you won’t tell her you’re going. When she is there, looking at the cases, you’ll just stroll in. If nothing is wrong with her, so much the better. But there’ll be the motor round the corner, and we can run her up to a specialist in no time.”
Margaret shook her head. “It’s quite impossible.”
“Why?”
“It doesn’t seem impossible to me,” said Tibby; “it is surely a very tippy plan.”
“It is impossible, because—” She looked at her husband sadly. “It’s not the particular language that Helen and I talk if you see my meaning. It would do splendidly for other people, whom I don’t blame.”
“But Helen doesn’t talk,” said Tibby. “That’s our whole difficulty. She won’t talk your particular language, and on that account you think she’s ill.”
“No, Henry; it’s sweet of you, but I couldn’t.”
“I see,” he said; “you have scruples.”
“I suppose so.”