"Why?"
"Because—well, because I seem to think so."
I said coldly:
"Because she happened to faint away in your arms last night is no symptom that she prefers you. Is it?"
"No."
"Then why do you seem to think that tactful, delicate, and assiduous attentions on my part may prove not entirely unwelcome to this unusually intelligent—"
"Smith!"
"What?"
"Miss White is not only a trained nurse, but she also is about to receive her diploma as a physician."
"How do you know?"