"But, Daddy!"
"You are to have a quiet dinner with me, my dear, and go to bed—and young Lochinvar may call for you in the morning—"
Young Lochinvar was repentant. "I didn't think it would tire her."
"Henceforth you will have to think."
"I know, sir."
He was so meek that the Doctor melted. "Run along and say 'Good-bye' to her. I'll give you ten minutes."
They wanted ten eternities. But there was, of course, tomorrow. They comforted themselves with that.
At dinner, the Doctor spoke of Derry's father. "All real danger is past, but he will have to be careful."
"When is Hilda coming back?"
"She told me last night that she'd rather stay until there was no further need for a nurse. The General hates a change, and he has asked her to stay."