"I do not wish to give you eyes that see imperfectly, and then be forced to take them away. Nor do I want you to watch imperfect arms and legs developing. It would be an unnecessary ordeal. When I am sure that everything is as it should be, then I shall start your eyes."
"And my husband—"
"He will be reconstructed in the same way. He will be brought in to talk to you soon."
"And you don't want either of us to see the other in—in imperfect condition?"
"It would be inadvisable. I can assure you now that when I have completed your treatment you will almost exactly be as you were in the beginning. When that time comes, you will be able to use your eyes."
She was silent a moment.
He said, "Your husband had other questions. I am waiting to hear you ask them too."
"I'm sorry, Doctor ... I wasn't listening. What did you say?"
He repeated his remarks, and she said, "I do have other questions. But—no, I won't ask them yet. What did my husband want to know?"