You don't need to be afraid at a six-thousand-mile range." The Young Doctor started, for she had said what was in his own mind, but what he would not have said for a thousand dollars.

It was fortunate that Crozier was scarcely conscious of what she was saying.

His mind was far away.

Yet, when she took the glass from him again, he touched her arm.
"Nothing is good enough for your friends, is it ?" he said gratefully.
"That wouldn't be an excuse for not getting them the best there was at hand," she answered with a little laugh, and at least the Young Doctor read the meaning of her words.
Presently Crozier, with a sigh, continued: "If I had done what my wife wanted from the start, I shouldn't have been here.

I'd have saved what was left of a fortune, and I'd have had a home of my own." "Is she earning her living too ?" asked Kitty softly, and Crozier did not notice the irony under the question.
"She has a home of her own," answered Crozier almost sharply.