109/184 Doctors all say that the turpentine in pine wood is good for weak back and the kidneys." "Ah--I was under a misapprehension. I did not know that the child's kidneys and spine were affected, and that the family physician had recommended--" "Who said the child's spine and kidneys were affected ?" "My love, you intimated it." "The idea! I never intimated anything of the kind." "Why, my dear, it hasn't been two minutes since you said--" "Bother what I said! I don't care what I did say. There isn't any harm in the child's chewing a bit of pine stick if she wants to, and you know it perfectly well. |