human
That is no doubt true, Mr. Winthrop; but it is not altogether to the point. Miss Ashe has been willful and disobedient in this matter. She has shown an absolute disregard of rules--a lack of faith in my word. I promised her this morning that Miss Judson should have every attention and care, and that Miss Clyde should be notified at the proper time. You will understand, of course, Mr. Winthrop, that if each parent who has a daughter in this institution were to be notified the moment that child becomes indisposed, it would cause unnecessary alarm, as well as expense. It is a very common thing, at the beginning of the year, to have the Infirmary half full of girls who are suffering from colds, change of climate, homesickness; minor ills, insignificant and trivial. It is our habit to call our physician, Doctor Giles, immediately. We rely implicitly upon his judgment. Perhaps you may know of Doctor Giles? He has something of a reputation in the city.
gpt
Yes, Mr. Winthrop said,
human
I know him very well indeed; in fact he is my physician--and friend.
gpt
Then you know something of his skill, she said.
human
He has just left here--his second visit to-day. He finds Miss Judson much better, absolutely without temperature--in fact, quite normal. Her illness, superinduced by homesickness, has at no time been alarming. She has a bilious cold--always disagreeable--and some difficulty in adjusting herself to this climate after the fresh air of the prairie. This, I believe, is the history of the case. You see how simple it is--scarcely sufficient to cause this--teapot tempest!