Miss Fogerty returning briskly to her duties across the wet grass of the village green was both excited and saddened by the scene she had just witnessed It is always exhilarating to be the first to know something of note particularly in a small community and Miss Fogertys quiet life held little excitement On the other hand her grief for Dr Baileys condition was overwhelming He has attended her for many years and she remembered with gratitude his concern for her annual bouts of laryngitis which were fortunately about the only troubles for which she had to consult him