Laura, always dressed in white, would meet him in the sitting-room; and he would ask, "Is she better?"
"She seems to be."
"Has she been asleep to-day?"
"No, I don't think she has been asleep."
"Has she said anything."
"Not a word."
"Who is to watch with her to-night."
"I."
"You will wear yourself out."
"No, no."