"I shall be better before long," he answered. "I never saw you look so well."
"That's because I am going to do some work at last," she rejoined. "Work at last. I'll blunder a bit, but I'll try a great deal, and perhaps I'll do some good.... And I'll be there to nurse you if you get fever or anything," she added, laughing nervously—"you and Tynie."
When she was gone he stood looking at the card in his hand, with his mind seeing something far beyond. Presently he rang for Gleg.
"Show Mr. Mappin in," he said.
CHAPTER XXV
WHEREIN THE LOST IS FOUND
In a moment the great surgeon was seated, looking reflectively round him. Soon, however, he said brusquely, "I hope your friend Jigger is going on all right?"
"Yes, yes, thanks to you."
"No, no, Mr. Stafford, thanks to you and Mrs. Byng chiefly. It was care and nursing that did it. If I could have hospitals like Glencader and hospital nurses like Mrs. Byng and Al'mah and yourself, I'd have few regrets at the end of the year. That was an exciting time at Glencader."