Of course there were the rounds and the brief businesslike discussions about the patients’ treatments, but that was all. It wasn’t until the end of the week that he paused on his way out of the ward after a morning round to tell her that he was going to Chidlake that afternoon and had she any messages. She had said no without any hesitation, and then sought for a few suitable words to soften the baldness of her answer, but he was already on his way down the corridor. He came back that evening, just before she was due to go off duty, and feeling that she should make amends for her abruptness of the morning, she had asked: ‘Did you have a pleasant time at Chidlake?’ He had cast down the chart he was reading and given her a thoughtful stare, then said to mystify her: ‘I hope so. I shan’t know for several weeks.’ Tabitha stared back, trying to make sense of what he had said; it wasn’t until later that she was forced to the conclusion that he had gone for the express purpose of asking Lilith to marry him, and for some reason of her own, Lilith had chosen to keep him waiting for the answer.
What do You think about Tabitha In Moonlight (1976)?
