CHAPTER XXXVI
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isisanoddbeginning,”saidherhusband.
Thedoctorcameforwardnow,andwhisperedtwowordstoMr.Wilcox—thescandalwasout.Sincerelyhorrified,Henrystoodgazingattheearth.
“Icannothelpit,”saidMargaret.“Dowait.It’snotmyfault.Pleaseallfourofyougoawaynow.”
NowtheflymanwaswhisperingtoCrane.
“Wearerelyingonyoutohelpus,Mrs.Wilcox,”saidtheyoungdoctor.“Couldyougoinandpersuadeyoursistertocomeout?”
“Onwhatgrounds?”saidMargaret,suddenlylookinghimstraightintheeyes.
Thinkingitprofessionaltoprevaricate,hemurmuredsomethingaboutanervousbreakdown.
“Ibegyourpardon,butitisnothingofthesort.Youarenotqualifiedtoattendmysister,Mr.Mansbridge.Ifwerequireyourservices,wewillletyouknow.”
“Icandiagnosethecasemorebluntlyifyouwish,”heretorted.
“Youcould,butyouhavenot.Youare,therefore,notqualifiedtoattendmysister.”
“Come,come,Margaret!”saidHenry,neverraisinghiseyes.“Thisisaterriblebusiness,anappallingbusiness.It’sdoctor’sorders.Openthedoor.”
