"How soon can Daisy be moved, doctor?"
The doctor took a leisurely view of his little patient before he replied.
"Not at present."
"How soon?"
"If I think her fit for it, in a fortnight; possibly earlier."
"But that is, not till September!"
"I am afraid you are correct," said the doctor coolly. Mrs. Randolph stood pondering the question, how far it was needful to own his authority.
"It is dreadfully hot here, in this little place! She would be much better if she were out of it."
"How have you found it at Melbourne to-day?"
"Insufferable!"