"And Dr. Stanley did the rest," she persisted, finishing what had been in her mind to say.
"Well, 'all's well that ends well,' and we are very grateful that things are as they are," said the professor, earnestly, adding:
"You must allow me to repair whatever damage has teen done, as far as money can do that. It pains me to know that you were burned, but I am thankful to see that you did not suffer as severely as I was led to infer." He glanced at her hand again as he concluded.
"I suffered more on Dorothy's account, I think, than in any other way," the girl quietly replied.
"Why! were you burned, Miss Minturn?" Dorothy exclaimed, catching her breath sharply.
"You would hardly know it now," she said, showing her hand, for she saw she could no longer conceal the fact from her.
Dorothy took it, looked it over, then touched her lips lovingly to it.
"I'm very sorry," she said, "but it couldn't have been so awful bad to get well so quickly, could it?"
"It is all passed now, dearie, and we are glad that no one's good time was spoiled, aren't we?" Katherine observed and hastening to change the subject.
"Indeed, we are. It was such a happy time!" sighed Dorrie, in a tone of supreme content. "I've dreamed and dreamed of it. I wake in the morning thinking of it, and mamma and I talk and talk about it."