"He was anxious to meet you."
"Of course," the doctor replied ironically.
"I could tell you more," she added alluringly.
"I have no doubt. Perhaps you had better not, however."
Miss Hitchcock ceased to smile and looked at him without reply. She had something on the tip of her tongue to tell him, something she had thought of pleasantly for the last three days, but she suspected that this man was not one who would like to take his good fortune from a woman's hand.
"Dr. Lindsay is an old friend; we have known him for years." She spoke neutrally. Sommers merely nodded.
"He is very successful, very," she added, giving in to her desire a little.
"Chicago is a good place for a throat specialist."
"He is said to be the most—"
"What?"