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Theforth on ood spirits The round itself was but a short one, for my list contained only a couple of "chronics," and this, perhaps, contributed to my cheerful outlook on life But there were other reasons The decision of the Court had come as an unexpected reprieve and the ruin of my friends' prospects was at least postponed Then, I had learned that Thorndyke was back from Bristol and wished reed to spend this very afternoon with alleries at the British Museum

I had disposed of my two patients by a quarter to eleven, and threeto hear what Thorndyke had to say with reference to my notes on the inquest The "oak" was open when I arrived at his chambers, and a modest flourish on the little brass knocker of the inner door was answered by ood of you, Berkeley," he said, shaking hands genially, "to look h the report of the evidence in yesterday's proceedings"

He placed an easy chair forup a bundle of type-written papers, laid them aside on the table

"Were you surprised at the decision?" I asked

"No," he answered "Two years is a short period of absence; but still, it reatly relieved The respite gives us tiations without undue hurry"

"Did you find my notes of any use?" I asked

"Heath did Polton handed them to him, and they were invaluable to him for his cross-exaot theether now"

He opened a drawer, and taking froh rave attention, while I stood and looked shyly over his shoulder On the page that containedthe distribution of the snails' eggs on the bones, he lingered with a faint smile that made me turn hot and red

"Those sketches look rather footy," I said; "but I had to put so in my note-book"

"You didn't attach any importance, then, to the facts that they illustrated?"

"No The egg-patches were there, so I noted the fact That's all"

"I congratulate you, Berkeley There is not one man in twenty ould have the sense to make a careful note of what he considers an uniator who notes only those things that appear significant is perfectly useless He gives himself no g-patches and wornificance at all?"