"I'm so impatient to hear." "Nothing worth relating has occurred," he replied.
"You've been well ?" "Oh, quite.

This is a regular health resort." "And you're not working too hard ?" "For a whole week I scarcely stirred from the stove," said he.
"I'm so glad.

You had earned a rest.

You don't seem worried about anything, either." "Worried ?" His intonation was that of surprise.

Then he added, as if by after-thought, "Oh, no." "How relieved I am! I feared you might be worrying your head off about difficulties--cold weather, the time limit set, perhaps money matters.
I gained the impression somewhere that you might run short before you finished; I can't just say where I got it.