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"I haven't had such good fun for months. I had no idea he was
such a gem of a dinner man."
"I do not think Karl is very well," said Ernestine, a little coolly.
"_Well_? Why, bless you, I never saw him in such exuberant mood."
"Didn't they make the words fly?" laughed Mrs. McCormick. "My dear, you
and the doctor and I were quite left behind."
"It seemed that way," said Ernestine, trying to keep her chin from
quivering.
When she returned to the library, Dr. Parkman and Karl were evidently
just closing a discussion for Karl was saying, heatedly: "Now just let me
manage things in my own way!"
The doctor seemed reluctant to leave. Ernestine was alone with him for a
minute in the hall, and she was sure he started to say something once and
then changed it to something else. But when he did leave, it was with
merely the conventional goodbye.
She walked slowly back to the library. Karl was sitting in the Morris
chair, his elbow upon one arm of it, his hand to his forehead. His whole
bearing had changed; it was as though he had let down.


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