He added then day to day, yet only hereby, as he reminded her, giving other complications a larger chance to multiply.

He kept it before her, when there was nothing else to do, that she must consider; after which he had his times of fear that she perhaps really would make for him this sacrifice.
He knew she had written again to Paris, and knew he must himself again write--a situation abounding for each in the elements of a plight.

If he stayed so long why then he wasn't better, and if he wasn't better Addie might take it into her head--! They must make it clear that he WAS better, so that, suspicious, alarmed at what was kept from her, she shouldn't suddenly present herself to nurse him.

If he was better, however, why did he stay so long?
If he stayed only for the attraction the sense of the attraction might be contagious.

This was what finally grew clearest for him, so that he had for his mild disciple hours of still sharper prophecy.