This Merry Bond
“Dick Lucy told Simon the next morning when he examined Nicky. “Let me know if she has a return of the pain. But she is thoroughly run down and much too thin. I’ll send her a tonic.”He was in a hurry. There was a great deal of sickness in the village and he was not disposed to take a serious view of Nicky’s attack.“All the Bredons live on their nerves,” he said. “Make her rest. Her father’s always dragged her about from one end of the earth to the other. It’s not surprising she should be feeling... the effects now.” Stella was sitting in the car waiting for her father, and Simon said on impulse:“Why don’t you stop to lunch, Stella? It would cheer Nicky up to see you, and I’ll take you home afterwards.”The girl hesitated, but Lucy said briskly: “That’s an excellent idea. It’s dull for Stella doing my rounds, and I’ve got a heavy day in front of me.”The morning wasn’t a great success. Nicky didn’t want to see Stella. She had nothing to say to her and she watched the girl’s eyes following Simon’s every movement with an irritation that surprised her.“Lucy says you must rest,”MoreLess
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