It is a role I am eminently unfitted for.

I detest sick people." "Not always, I think, Gerald," said Phebe, with a grateful glance, which Gerald returned with one of real though undemonstrative tenderness.
"Your case was very different, Phebe." "I should think it would be extremely difficult to detest Miss Phebe under even the must aggravating circumstances," said Halloway, smiling frankly at her.

"Hallo, who is this ?" It was Olly, bootless and coatless, whom the sound of Halloway's voice had brought down from the midst of his slow preparations for bed, to bid his friend good-by, and who sprang upon him with a rush of suffocating affection.
"What would Mrs.Upjohn say!" drawled De Forest.
Gerald rose at once to send off the child with a reprimand, and remained standing after he had gone.

De Forest rose too and slowly came toward her.
"I suppose I had better leave you to follow Olly up-stairs.

I wish you to be fresh to entertain me during to-morrow's tedious journey." "What, do you go back to-morrow too ?" asked Gerald, in surprise.