He knows that by touching her with his skilful and accustomed hand he can soothe her yet more readily. She makes a slight objection, saying, "It's nothing"; but he has scarcely laid his fingers on the wounded place when she lifts it up to the light.

He knows that by touching her with his skilful hand he can soothe her more readily. She says, "It's nothing"; but he has scarcely laid his fingers on the wounded place when she lifts it up to the light.
