"
"What about him?" and it was interesting to see that some of the
tiredness seemed to fall from him as he straightened up to listen.
Georgia rose to go, but he told her to stay, he might feel more in the
mood for drunken interns by and by.
He arranged with Professor Hastings about the student; and it was when
the older man was about to leave that he asked, a little hesitatingly,
about Dr. Hubers. "I have been away all summer," he told the doctor, "and
have not seen him yet."
Georgia was watching Dr. Parkman. His face just then told many things.
"You will find him--quite natural," he answered, in a constrained voice.
"One hardly sees how that can be possible," said the professor sadly.
"Oh, his pleasantness and naturalness will not deceive you much. Your
eyes can take in a few things, and then his voice--gives him away a
little. But he won't have anything to say about--the change."
He shook his head. "I'm afraid that's so much the worse."
"Perhaps, but--"
"Karl never was one to get much satisfaction out of telling his
troubles," Georgia finished for him.
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