I accordingly pursued my inquiries.
"He has not been seen by any doctor, has he ?" "No," she answered, "he has always refused to see a doctor.

That has been a great trouble to us.

Mr.Weiss has been very anxious about him.
He will be so glad to hear that you have come.

I had better go and tell him.

Perhaps you will kindly sit down until he is able to come to you," and with this she departed on her mission.
It struck me as a little odd that, considering his anxiety and the apparent urgency of the case, Mr.Weiss should not have been waiting to receive me.