19/50 "The air would have done me no harm," said she. Only I think I should have liked a little walk this evening." "Josephine," said the doctor quietly, "when you were a child I saved your life." "I have often heard my mother speak of it. I was choked by the croup, and you had the courage to lance my windpipe." "Had I ?" said the doctor, with a smile. He added gravely, "It seems then that to be cruel is sometimes kindness. It is the nature of men to love those whose life they save." "And they love you." "Well, our affection is not perfect. |