"No, sir."
"Dr. Ferris wishes to try an experiment."
"Yes, sir."
"He wishes you to throw open the door of her room, and to enter quickly--upon your knees."
"On my knees?"
"Yes."
"All right, sir." The man shrugged his big shoulders, and, his face sullen and annoyed, knelt at the door of Jenny Ward's room, unlocked it, flung it open, and entered quickly.
Over his head the doctors saw an expression of fear, almost unearthly, come over the woman's face. And she filled her room and the corridor without with a hoarse and horrible screaming.
Instantly the big nurse rose to his feet, and came out of the room. His face was passionately angry. And he said:
"It's a shame to frighten her like that."