She again spoke to John, and looked at me with her keen, kind, blue eyes.
"I think I know who your friend is, though you do not introduce him." (John hastily performed that ceremony.) "Tom, and I" (how funny to hear her call our old bachelor doctor, "Tom!") "were wondering what had become of you, Mr.Halifax.

Are you stronger than you were in London ?" "Was he ill in London, madam ?" "No, indeed, Phineas! Or only enough to win for me Dr.and Mrs.
Jessop's great kindness." "Which you have never come to thank us for.

Never crossed our door-sill since we returned home! Does not your conscience sting you for your ingratitude ?" He coloured deeply.
"Indeed, Mrs.Jessop, it was not ingratitude." "I know it; I believe it," she answered, with much kindness.

"Tell me what it was ?" He hesitated.
"You ought to believe the warm interest we both take in you.

Tell me the plain truth." "I will.