"Not yet," I answered, guardedly. I felt that it would be unwise to let him know how far from a busy man I was.
"Then you will be able to call upon me every day."
"I will do so gladly, but it will not be necessary—from a medical point of view."
"No matter! I shall be glad to have you come, and of course I pay for your time. It will be an advantage, no doubt, to have your patient under constant observation."
"That is true."
"Now I won't put you to the trouble of keeping an account of your visits. I will agree to pay you twenty-five dollars a week if that will be satisfactory."
Twenty-five dollars a week! Why I scarcely made that sum in fees in a month.
"It is more than I should think of charging," I said, frankly.
"Then it is satisfactory. Your money will be paid you at the end of every week."