Chapter 21: The Paragraph in the Paper

⁠​​​‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌⁠Caroline, of course, had not failed to see Miss Russell come to the surgery door. I had anticipated this, and had ready an elaborate account of the lady’s bad knee. But Caroline was not in a cross-questioning mood. Her point of view was that she knew what Miss Russell had really come for and that I didn’t.

“Pumping you, James,” said Caroline. “Pumping you in the most shameless manner, I’ve not a do