Chapter Thirty-SixAt the hospital the following morning, Agnes awoke to find Alan sitting by her bed.
“What time is it?”
“It's seven o'clock,” Alan replied, glancing at the clock above the door. “According to the nurse, you've had a good night. Slept right through, she told me when I arrived.”
He leaned over the bed and kissed her.
“I'm so happy to see that you're making such a good recovery. However, Agnes, you really must take it easy for a few weeks.”
“Umm, we'll see,” she replied, feeling around for the button which, when pressed, would raise the upper half of the bed. “Now tell me, how are your investigations going? Are you any further forward?”
“Agnes, didn't you just hear what I said? I told you that you needed to relax for a few weeks.”
“Yes, Alan, I heard. But I can't sit a
