By next day the routine of life in these new circumstances was
arranged. Mary had a couch in the study, the two nurses having their
rooms upstairs; she watched her chance to be useful in the sickroom.
Dr. Lowell had come in, and concurred in the young doctor's diagnosis
and proposed method of treatment. Alone with Mary, he said:
"Sayre is all right. Now it's a question of care--and of course, if
Laurence has the vitality to pull through. I think he has. You can keep
an eye on the nurses--the best will stand watching--careless, forget
things--"
"Yes."
"And you'll see there's plenty of good food--nourishing soups, eggs and
milk, meat jellies--"
"Yes." Then she said. "You know, for some years past Laurence has been
drinking pretty steadily--a good deal. Do you think--?"