177/185 This delay was a torment to her, but it must be endured. I hope Miss Huckins will be as well in a week from now as I am at this moment. But, doctor--" she had been struck by a strange possibility--"I should like to settle one little matter before we part. The money I have may not be quite safe in my hands. My memory might leave me again, and then Miss Huckins might suffer. |