“Have you seen any one?”
“Yes.”
“Who?”
“Dr. Little, and Dr. Brimley.”
“Well? What—?”
“They would tell me nothing.”
“Nothing?”
She saw him breathe out deeply like a man who has seen a child escape the wheels of a heavy cart.
“They gave me mere phrases, Parker. A woman can tell when men are hiding the truth.”
“What had they to hide, dear? Come closer—here—to the light.”