Joly smiles, perhaps a little more warmly than he would with a stranger, but calm and optimistic. In this Infirmary, with all he knows it can do, it's easy to be as calm and sure as a doctor should be. "I promise, Madame. Here, if you'll stay right here while I make sure your father's comfortable--?"

He puts a hand on her elbow--polite, reassuring, just enough to guide her to stand next to one of the beds.