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"A delightful change, Miss Oman 'For Satan findeth'--but no doubt you are acquainted with the philosophical works of Doctor Watts?"

"If you are referring to 'idle hands,'" she replied, "I'll give you a bit of advice, Don't you keep that hand idle any longer than is really necessary I have my suspicions about that splint--oh, you knohat I e of the entrance of a couple of patients to whisk out of the surgery with the abruptness that had distinguished her arrival

The evening consultations were considered to be over by half-past eight; at which time Adolphus ont, with exeery To-night he was not less pro perforas, he reported the fact and took his departure

As his retreating footsteps died away and the sla of the outer door announced his final disappearance, I sat up and stretchedthe copy of the will lay on the table, and I considered it thoughtfully It ought to be conveyed to Thorndyke with as little delay as possible, and, as it certainly could not be trusted out of ht to be conveyed by me

I looked at the note-books Nearly two hours' work had made a considerable impression on the reat deal of the task yet remained to be done However, I reflected, I could put in a couple of hoursto bed and there would be an hour or two to spare in theFinally I locked the note-books, open as they were, in the writing-table drawer, and slipping the envelope into my pocket, set out for the Te out, in confidential tones, the third quarter as I wrapped with"oak" of my friends' chaleaht fro the advisability of trying the laboratory on the next floor, when footsteps on the stone stairs and faladdened my ear

"Hallo, Berkeley!" said Thorndyke, "do we find you waiting like a Peri at the gates of Paradise? Polton is upstairs, you know, tinkering at one of his inventions If you ever find the nest e at the laboratory door He's always there in the evenings"