“But when he is called to visit a patient he must go, you know,” explained Mary.
“Y-e-s,” admitted the voice reluctantly. “Well, I'll wait here a little while longer.”
Ten minutes later Mary rang the office. Her husband replied.
“How long have you been back, John?”
“O, five or ten minutes.”
“Did you find a woman waiting for you?”
“No.”
“Well, I assured her you'd be there in a few minutes and she said she'd wait.”
“Do you know who she was?”
“No. Some one from the country. She said she came six miles to see you and she supposed you'd be in your office some time, and that sometime was mightily emphatic.”