e library, also for the first time; and,
for the first time, Nurse Rosemary was pouring out for her patient.
This was only Monday afternoon, and already her week-end experience had
won for her many new privileges.

"Yes, I like it, Mr. Dalmain; particularly in this beautiful air."

"Have you had a case before in a house where they kept a motor?"

Nurse Rosemary hesitated. "Yes, I have stayed in houses where they had
motors, and I have been in Dr. Brand's. He met me at Charing Cross once
with his electric brougham."

"Ah, I know," said Garth. "Very neat. On your way to a case, or
returning from a case?"

Nurse Rosemary smiled, then bit her lip. "To a case," she replied quite
gravely. "I was on my way to his house to talk it over and receive
instructions."

"It must be splendid working under such a fellow as Brand," said Garth;
"and yet I am certain most of the best things you do are quite your own
idea. For instance, he did not suggest your week-end plan, did he? I
thought not. Ah, the difference it has made! Now tell me. When we were
motoring we never slowed up suddenly to pass anything, or tooted to
make something move out of the way, without your having already told me
what we were going to pass or what was in the road a little way ahead.
It was: 'We shall be passing a hay cart at the next bend; there will be
just room, but we shall have to slow up'; or, 'An old red cow is in the
very middle of the road a little way on. I think she will move if we
hoot.' Then, when the sudden slow down and swerve came, or the toot
toot of the horn, I knew all about it and was not taken unawares. Did
you know how trying it is in blindness to be speeding along and
suddenly alter pace without having any idea why, or swerve to one side,
and not know what one has just been avoiding? This afternoon our spin
was pure pleasure, because not once did you let these things happen. I
knew all that was taking place, as soon as I should have known it had I
had my sight."

Jane pressed her hand over her bosom. Ah, how able she was always to
fill her boy's life with pure pleasure. How little of the needless
suffering of the blind should ever be his if she won the right to be
beside him always.

"Well, Mr. Dalmain," said Nurse Rosemary, "I motored to the station
with Sir Deryck yesterday afternoon, and I noticed all you describe. I
have never before felt nervous in a motor, but I realised yesterday how
largely that is owing to the fact that a