WOMAN. Yes, sir.
DOCTOR. Did he not go to the doctor?
WOMAN. No, sir.
DOCTOR. And isn’t that a warning to you?
WOMAN. Oh sir, I’d come as often as you told me to, only I can’t afford it.
DOCTOR. How do you mean, you can’t afford it?
LOCHES. The consultations are gratis, are they not?
WOMAN. Yes, sir. But they’re during working hours, and then, it’s a long way to come. One has to wait one’s turn with all the others and sometimes it takes the best part of the day, and I’m afraid of losing my place if I stop away so much. So I wait till I can’t help coming again. And then—
DOCTOR. Well?
WOMAN. Oh, it’s nothing, sir. You’re too kind to me.