The valet came at once. "Mr. Lambert is awake," he said, "and has been calling for you."
"I cannot leave this lady alone. Is the doctor here?"
"He's just going, miss. I hear him coming downstairs."
"Ask him to come here."
"Dr. Danforth, this is my friend, Mr. Lambert's wife. Can she see him?"
"Go and tell him she is here. He is as impatient this morning as ever old Mr. Regy was."
The doctor tried to smile, but looked anxious.
"I thought you would never come," said the sick man in a petulant tone. "I might have died without ever asking her to forgive me."
"Would you like to see her now?"
"Would I?" He gave a scream which speedily brought the valet to his side.