“I have done so,” she answered sadly, “but have failed.”
“Do not give up. A man is never wholly proof against a good woman, especially if that woman be his wife.”
A silence fell between us.
“And may I count upon your aid in all this, Doctor?” she asked, with some hesitation.
“Certainly,” I responded. “If I can give you any advice, I shall always be pleased to do so.”
“But my husband must know nothing. Recollect I have consulted you unknown to him.”
“As you wish, of course.”
“And, in future, if I wish to see you, may I call at your surgery?”
“If you desire,” I replied. “But I am only locum tenens for my friend, Doctor Raymond, who is in the country. Perhaps I may go into practice in the country afterwards.”
“And leave me!” she exclaimed anxiously. “I hope not.”