"If you do in this way, I shall have two patients instead of one, Miss Elizabeth."
Elizabeth suffered herself to be lifted up and placed on the sofa, and sat down like a child. Even at the instant came a flash of recollection bringing back the time, long past, when Winthrop had lifted her out of the rattlesnake's way. She felt ashamed and rebuked.
"This is not the lesson I set you," he said gently.
Elizabeth's head drooped lower. She felt that he had two patients — if he had only known it!
"You might set me a great many lessons that I should be slow to learn, Mr. Landholm," she said sadly.
"I hope not," he said in his usual tone. "There is no present occasion for this distress. I cannot see that Mr. Haye' symptoms are particularly unfavourable."
Elizabeth could have answered a great deal to that; but she only said, tearfully,
"How good you are to take care of him!"
"I will be as good as I can," said he smiling a little. "I should like to have you promise to do as much."
"That would be to promise a great deal, Mr. Landholm," said
Elizabeth looking up earnestly.