"Do you think you could make it convenient to call there this evening?"
"Yes, I am sure I could. Their poor home is less than half a mile distant from our boarding-house."
"Then, doctor, be kind enough to hand them this."
She drew out her purse and handed me a five dollar bill.
I suppose I showed the joy I felt.
"Miss Blagden," I said, "you could not give me a more agreeable commission."
"I believe it, doctor."
There was an unwonted softness in her tone, and her smile was positively attractive.
How could we call her the "Disagreeable Woman?"