"Yes, he is getting a very big practice."
"And making a lot of money...."
"Well, not so very much, I believe."
"Ah, perhaps he's right, as a young doctor, to be reasonable in his charges!... You see, Constance, that ... that's really why I came down."
"You were quite right, Adolphine. Addie will be home presently and then you can talk to him yourself.... Poor Marietje: I'm sorry she's so ill. How old is she now?"
"Twenty-six."
"I remember: she's a year younger than Addie."
"Who would have thought, Constance, that you would come and live here ... with Mamma ... and Adeline ... and the children?... But Mamma always liked you best. I should have been glad to have Mamma with me ... but it's better as it is; our house is so tiny.... Does Addie come to the Hague often? Would he be able to treat Marietje regularly?"
"He would go specially."
"He hypnotizes, doesn't he?"