Aunt Jane received the cards and returned to Dr. Carmon.
He glanced at them inquiringly.
"Some cards that came with flowers." She laid them on her desk.
"Somebody been sending you flowers!" He relaxed a little over the joke.
"Mr. Medfield's flowers," said Aunt Jane tranquilly.
His pencil stopped and he regarded the cards stiffly.
"How many cards does he send you with flowers?" he asked.
Aunt Jane smiled. "He didn't send them. They came with some flowers for him."
"Umph!" Dr. Carmon's pencil went on with its notes. When he had gone and Aunt Jane was alone in the office—she took up the cards and looked at them. She might take them up to Mr. Medfield now, before dinner—There would be time.
Herman Medfield had summoned Aunt Jane several times during the hurried days, and she had sent back word each time that she would come when she was not so busy.