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My ht me by a circuitous route, and tenmy rather abstracted air for the alert manner of a busy practitioner, I strode forward briskly and darted into the surgery with knitted brows, as though just released fro, and she saluted me as I entered with a snort of defiance

"Here you are, then?" said she

"You are perfectly correct, Miss Oman," I replied; "in fact, you have put the case in a nutshell What can I have the pleasure of doing for you?"

"Nothing," was the answer "My ht a note froham Here it is," and she thrust the envelope into h the note and learned thatday "Could I have soht's rest?" it concluded

I reflected a few hts for unknown patients, but still, inso condition In the end, I te to call and see if etic measures were necessary

"He had better take a dose of this at once, Miss Oman," said I, as I handed her the bottle, "and I will look in later and see how he is"

"I expect he will be glad to see you," she answered, "for he is all alone to-night and very duham is out But I must remind you that he's a poorit"

"I aed to you for the hint, Miss Oman," I rejoined "It isn't necessary for me to see him, but I should like just to look in and have a chat"

"Yes, it will do hih punctuality doesn't see shot Miss Oreat, dim staircase of the house in Nevill's Court preceded by Miss Oha hunched up in his chair gazing gloohtened up as I entered, but was evidently in very low spirits

"I didn'tyou out after your day's as finished," he said, "though I aed me out I heard you were alone, so I just dropped in for a few ossip"