“Solomon!” and he smiled. “Is Solomon well?”
“Oh, yes! Very well.”
“Then you have taken care of me all this time?”
She turned away and took up a glass of water from a table near the bed.
“Yes; Solomon and I together. Are you thirsty? Would you like anything?”
Pats closed his eyes and took a long breath. There was no use in trying to say what he felt, so he answered in a husky voice, which he found difficult to control:
“Thank you. I am thirsty.”
117“Would you like tea or a glass of water?”
“Water, please.”
“Or, would you prefer grapes?”