"But I cannot help feeling nervous and extremely anxious." "You are, of course, over-sensitive about everything that touches one so dear as your wife," replied the doctor.

"But do not give yourself needless anxiety.

Tumors in the neck are generally of the kind known as 'benignant,' and are easily removed." Dr.Angier came into the office while they were talking, and heard a part of the conversation.

As soon as Mr.Carlton had retired he asked if the tumor were deep-seated or only a wen-like protuberance.
"Deep-seated, I infer, from what Mr.Carlton said," replied Dr.
Hillhouse.
"What is her constitution ?" "Not as free from a scrofulous tendency as I should like." "Then this tumor, if it should really prove to be one, may be of a malignant character." "That is possible.

But I trust to find only a simple cyst, or, at the worst, an adipose or fibrous tumor easy of removal, though I am sorry it is in the neck.