"I'm a doctor, young lady."
"You're fine, too. I doubt if you will receive anything for your trouble."
"Oh, yes I will. The satisfaction of cheating Death again. You've been a great help these five days; for he had to have attendance constantly, and neither Wu nor I could have given that. And yet, when you offered to help, it was what is to come that I had in mind."
"To make him forget the knock?"
"Precisely. I'm going to be frank; we must have a clear understanding. Can you afford to give this time? There are your own affairs to think of."
"There's no hurry."
"And money?"
"I'll have plenty, if I'm careful."
"It has done me a whole lot of good to meet you. Over here a man quickly loses faith, and I find myself back on solid ground once more. Is there anything you'd like?"
"Books."