“Yes, oh yes.”
“Try to forgive me.”
As she entered the elevator his voice echoed hollowly down the hall, “Good-by.”
CHAPTER XVII
STRANGE AND SINISTER
Dr. Elliott walked over to the window and raised the sash. “There, that will do, Ito. Thank you. You may go now. Mrs. Petrovskey is coming to. If Mrs. Petrovskey, senior, should come in, please tell her I am here.”
He took the hot water bottle from the little Jap and placed it at Claire’s feet. “If I need anything more, I’ll call you.”
“Yes, sir.” With a solicitous look towards the motionless figure on the bed, Ito trotted out of the room.
Claire stirred uneasily. A moan broke from the white lips. The great sunken eyes opened slowly and rested in wonder upon the face of Dr. Elliott.
“Did I faint?”
He nodded.