"Get up?" asked the doctor, astonished.
"Yes."
"Did you hear her?" said the physician, turning towards the midwife. "She asks if she can get up. Yes, you can get up if you wish to kill yourself."
A look of determination settled in the young woman's eyes; but neither the doctor nor the midwife noticed it.
"Anyhow, it is a good sign when the patient asks if he can get up, except in consumption," added the physician, taking his leave. "If you keep very quiet, and lie perfectly still, without tossing about and fretting, you'll be able to get up in a few days."
Milena pressed her lips, but did not say anything in reply; only, after a little time:
"Do I look very ill?"
"No, not so very ill, either."
"Give me that looking-glass," she added.
The midwife hesitated.