“Ishalldoeverythingjustasyouwish，“saidJeanneMarie，whohadsuddenlybecomehumbleandbashful，apparentlyentirelyforgetfuloftherepublican“thou。““Itseemstome，nowthatIhavedisburdenedmyhearttoyou，thatIhavebecomewellandstrongagain，andcertainlyIshalloweittoyouifIdoliveandgetmyhealthoncemore。Butshallyoucomeagainto-morrow，doctor？“
“No，“hereplied，“Iwillsendamanto-morrowwhounderstandsbetterthanIdohowtocontinuethismatter，andtowhomyoucangiveunconditionalconfidence。Hewillannouncehimselftoyouasmyassistant，andyoucantalkoveratlengtheverythingthatwehavebeenspeakingof。Hush!IhearSimoncoming!Farewell!“
HenoddedtoJeanneMarie，andhastilylefttheroom。Outside，inthecorridor，hemetSimonandhissilentyoungward。
“Well，citizendoctor，“askedSimon，“howisitwithoursickone？
Shehasintrustedallhersecretstoyou，andtheymusthavemadealongstory，foryouhavebeenawholehourtogether。Itisfortunatethatyouareanoldman，orelseIshouldhavebeenjealousofyourlongtete-a-tetewithmywife。“