"Remember, Ted, that cheerfulness is our most important ally. Whatever
you feel, don't let her see you anything but cheerful. By the way--" he
paused.
"What?" I asked.
"She ought not to kiss her baby or be too close to it."
He studied the monogram on his cigarette case, then offered me a
cigarette. I pushed it away. I could see Helen's face in my imagination,
when I should tell her she could not kiss her own baby.
"You know," the doctor went on jerkily, "you ought to be careful
yourself. Keep away as much as you can--at least, separate bedrooms."