"Alas," she moaned, "I do not know it! Oh, Charles, there is something I must tell you at once."
"What is it?" he cried with sudden fear. "What is it?"
"Why, I—I——Oh, I do not know how to say it. Charles, you will never forgive me!"
"What is it, dearest? Tell me—you can trust me. The medical profession——"
"Well, then, I tried to bandage little Johnny's foot yesterday, and—and——"
"Calm yourself, dear. And——?"
"I tied a 'granny' knot. Oh, Charles, don't be angry. I know it ought to have been a 'reef'!"
He looked about him dully, like a man stunned.
"Charles," she moaned, "listen! After all, I put it on the wrong foot."
He started violently.