But she will be agreeable, I should think.

She ought to be." "I hope she may.

Well, now you'll expect to see me frequently." "Oh yes.

But, name it all--about her cough, and her going away.

I had quite forgot that that was what I came about." "I assure you," said the surgeon, "that her cough can only be the result of a slight cold, and it is not necessary to banish her to any seaside place at all." Melbury looked unconvinced, doubting whether he ought to take Fitzpiers's professional opinion in circumstances which naturally led him to wish to keep her there.