Yet now he only gently took up the bandaged arm.
"Pardon, my dear," he said quietly.

"I must unwrap these bandages, to see how well Eleazar has done his work--you know, these doctors are jealous of each other! So now, easy, easy!" He unrolled the rude bandages which, if not professionally applied, at least had held their own.

He examined the splints, hummed to himself meantime.
"Fine!" he exclaimed.

"Excellent! Now indeed I shall be jealous.
The old man has done a job as good as I could have done myself! There was no need of my coming at all.

But I'm glad I came, my dear." "But you aren't going away.