"Yes, please."
"What about?"
"About you."
"And mayn't I be there?"
"No. You mustn't listen outside the door either. Do you promise?"
"What do you want to talk to Hugh about?"
"I've told you: about you. There, ask him to come to me. And then leave us alone for a bit."
"Are you sure there's no fever?"
She felt his forehead.
"Take my temperature, if you like...."