"Atom, darling!"
"I will be good, Nell." Down she lay again. "Am I a very tiresome invalid?"
"You're a jewel, sweetheart, only you must try to lie quiet."
"Yes, Nell."
Pause.
"When will Denis come, Nell?"
"Directly he gets home from the bank."
"Will it be very long now?"
"No, dear, not very."
"How long, Nell?"