"I did not suppose it would be as bad as that," he
said; "but if what you say is true, let us skip about instantly, and do
something."
"That is the sort of action that I am trying to goad you into," said
the old lady.
"Oh, I will do what I can," said the doctor, "but I really think there is
nothing to be done here, and at this season. People do not want teachers
in summer, and I see no promise of a later demand of this sort in
Thorbury. We must try elsewhere."
"Not yet," said the other. "I shall not give up Thorbury yet. It is
easier for us to work for Miss Drane here than anywhere else, because we
are here, and we are not anywhere else. Moreover, she will like to come
here, for then she will not be among strangers; so please let us exhaust
Thorbury before thinking of any other place."
"Very good," said the doctor, leaning back in his chair, "and now let us
exhaust Thorbury as fast as we can, before a patient comes in. I am
expecting one."
"If she comes, she can wait," said Miss Panney. "You have a case here
which is acute and alarming, and cannot be trifled with.
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