2/14 'Has this obstinate lady given you her name ?' he inquired. She refused to give any name--she said she wouldn't keep you five minutes, and the matter was too important to wait till to-morrow. His knowledge of women (professionally speaking) rested on the ripe experience of more than thirty years; he had met with them in all their varieties--especially the variety which knows nothing of the value of time, and never hesitates at sheltering itself behind the privileges of its sex. A glance at his watch informed him that he must soon begin his rounds among the patients who were waiting for him at their own houses. He decided forthwith on taking the only wise course that was open under the circumstances. |