No, you needn't shake your head in that way; she is not to be neglected.

I shall go myself and see what is the matter with her, and if it is really anything serious, I can then let you know.

I do not believe she would have sent for you at all, if she had not known the wagon was going to town." "But, my dear," said the doctor, "you cannot--" "Yes, I can," interrupted his wife.

"I want some fresh air and shall enjoy the drive, and Buckskin has done nothing for two days.

I shall take the cart, Tom can get up behind, and I can go there in less than half an hour." "But if there really is anything the matter--" said the doctor.
"It's just as likely as not," interrupted his wife, "that what she wants is somebody to talk to, and that a minister or a lawyer or a stranger from foreign parts would do just as well as you.