At the same time he was growing a little impatient and provoked.

He knew that he had taken her from the kindest motives.

Now that she gave up utterly to her invalidism, he was inclined to question its necessity.
He found that he missed her more than he would have imagined, and his brief hours at home were dreary by reason of her seclusion.
"Why don't you call in a first-class physician and put Madge under a thorough course of treatment ?" he asked, irritably.

"She has no disease now that I know anything about, and I don't believe it's necessary that she should remain so weak and lackadaisical." "We did have our doctor call often, and he said she would outgrow her troubles if she would take plenty of fresh of fresh air and exercise.
And now she positively refuses to see a physician." "I wouldn't humor a sick girl's fancies.

She needs tonics and a general building up.