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I stood mute and motionless I knew him well; he was the very man I had seen in my third and last drea presence; the sa s extraordinary about his appearance except his stately bearing and handsoentleman of the present day, and there was no affectation of mystery in his manner He advanced and bowed courteously; then, with a friendly look, held out his hand I gave hi musician?" he said, in those warm mellifluous accents that I had heard before and that I so well remembered "My friend Raffaello Cellini has written tofroht do who inquired after a patient's health I was surprised and relieved I had prepareddarklyunusual in the deentle me be seated, took a chair himself opposite to me, and observed me with that sympathetic and kindly interest which any well-bred doctor would esteem it his duty to exhibit I became quite at ease, and answered all his questions fully and frankly He felt my pulse in the customary way, and studied my face attentively I described all my symptoms, and he listened with the utmost patience When I had concluded, he leaned back in his chair and appeared to ponder deeply for some moments Then he spoke

"You know, of course, that I aner Cellini explained to me"

"Ah!" and Heliobas sht; but not everything I must tell you I have a simple pharmacopoeia of my own--it contains twelve remedies, and only twelve In fact there me no more that are of any use to the human mechanism All are made of the juice of plants, and six of them are electric Raffaello tried you with one of them, did he not?"

As he put this question, I are of a keenly inquiring look sent froator into mine

"Yes," I answered frankly, "and it made me dream, and I dreamt of YOU"

Heliobas laughed lightly

"So!--that is well Now I aive you what I aree to trust yourself to my care, you will be in perfect health in a little less than a fortnight--but you must follow my rules exactly"