"I never yet saw a man who was worried about his child when he had something he wanted to do." Henry puffed busily. "They regard children as pleasant little amusements, but put them away if they bother."
"Charles isn't quite like that——"
"No defense necessary. I'm just offering an observation. Sorry I had to be late. I stopped to watch Lasker do a Cæsarian on a case of mine. Beautiful job. But how's your work? Bill said he ran into you, spoke of your looking well."
"My job is fine." Catherine saw, at a great distance, the mood in which she had come home. "Henrietta, I must go down to-morrow. There's a conference. I've been getting ready for it all the week."
"Miss Kelly will be here, won't she?"
"It's Saturday. She'll have to take Spencer and Marian—although I suppose Letty has exposed them already."
"She may have nothing at all, you know. I'll come in as early as possible. What time is this conference?"
"Ten."
"Um. I'll try to make it. I promised to stop in at the hospital. Charles can stay, can't he, if I should be detained?"
"Don't you let her have anything that will quarantine me! If I am thrown out now, I'll never get back."