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"I see how little I know, Dr Sandford," I re rather the other way"

"You surprised me very much - with the one touch of your

hair"

The doctor was silent

"I should have thought - in norance - several others more

likely to have called for it"

"Thorold is the only one," said the doctor

"How is it?"

"The injuries are internal and co his hands, and I was noashing

mine; and with my face so turned away from him, I went on

"He does not seem to suffer much"

"Doesn't he?" said the doctor

"Should he?"

"He should, if he has not good power of self-control No man

in the ward suffers as he does I have noticed, he hides it

well"

I ashingthe water froain, I

was lying on an old sofa that stood in the doctor's roo water or brandy - I hardly knohat - on my

face With a face of his own that was pale, I saw even then,

without seeing it, as it bent over led for breath and tried to raise ently put me back