“But she still has a chance?”
“Yes, she has a chance. But that’s about all. The fever is at its climax. I think to-night will decide which it’s to be.”
“You are going to her again to-night?”
“Right after supper.”
“Then I’ll go with you,” said Katherine. “Poor Elsie! Poor Elsie!” she murmured to herself. Then she asked, “Have they had any word from Doctor Sherman?”
“I asked his sister this afternoon. She said they had not.”
They fell silent for a moment or two. Doctor West nibbled at his ham with a troubled air.
“There is one feature of the case I cannot approve of,” he at length remarked “Of course the Shermans are poor, but I do not think Miss Sherman should have impaired Elsie’s chances, such as they are, from motives of economy.”
“Impaired Elsie’s chances?” queried Katherine.
“And certainly she should not have done so without consulting me,” continued Doctor West.