The nurse shook her head uncomprehendingly.
Elaine rose from her couch and stumbled with outstretched arms against the nurse.
"Please lead me to the telephone and get me my number!" she cried in an agony of anxiety.
"It is against orders. Come, you must lie down again and keep quiet."
There was a brisk rap at the door, and Dr. Hegelmann came in to see how his patient was progressing.
"What's this?" he exclaimed, seeing Elaine standing up and the nurse trying to persuade her to return to her couch.
"Doctor, please let me telephone!"
"To whom?"
"To Mr Rivière. I must speak to him quickly—I must!"
"Nurse, do as Fraülein asks," he ordered briefly.