human
I don't suppose anybody in the world but Anne Linton Coolidge would have thought of sending two hundred miles for a surgeon to operate on her housekeeper, she was saying when his attention was arrested by her words.
gpt
But she thinks such a lot of Timmy--Mrs. Timmins--she would pay any sum to keep her in the world. She was Anne's nurse, you see, and of course Anne is fond of her. And I'm sure we're glad she did send for him, for it gave us the pleasure of meeting Doctor Burns, and of course we understand now why she thought nobody else in the world could pull Timmy through. He's such an interesting personality, don't you think so? We're all crazy about him.
human
Oh, yes, everybody's crazy about him, King admitted readily.
gpt
And certainly two hundred miles isn't far to send for a surgeon these days.
human
Of course not--only I don't suppose it's done every day for one's housekeeper, do you? But nobody ever knows what Anne's going to do--least of all now, when she's just back, after the most extraordinary performance. She stopped, looking at him curiously.
gpt
I suppose you know all about it--much more than we, in fact, since you met her when she was in that hospital. Did you ever hear of a rich girl's doing such a thing anyway? Going off to sell books for a whole year just because --she stopped again, and bit her lip, then went on quickly:
human
Everybody knows about it, and you would be sure to hear it sooner or later. Doctor Burns knows, anyhow, and--
gpt
Please don't tell me anything I oughtn't to hear,