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218 OUT OF HER SPHERE,<br />

<strong>her</strong> towards the door. ''Has he shown<br />

any signs <strong>of</strong> returning consciousness ? Does<br />

he seem at all to miss his wife ?"<br />

Clare shook <strong>her</strong> head as a negative, and<br />

Mr. Harben went back to take anot<strong>her</strong> look<br />

at his patient. '' I should like to see him<br />

awake/' he thought. "I should like to<br />

judge for myself whet<strong>her</strong> or not the brain<br />

is still affected.'' As he stood by the bed-<br />

side, looking thoughtfully down at the<br />

sick man, the ot<strong>her</strong> opened his eyes, and<br />

the look <strong>of</strong> intelligence and recognition<br />

was enough to satisfy Mr. Harben on that<br />

point. ''Better, decidedly. Now, I<br />

wonder, if in the interests <strong>of</strong> justice, or<br />

rat<strong>her</strong> in behalf <strong>of</strong> Mr. Audley Dale, I dare<br />

put what the lawyers call a leading ques-<br />

tion. I think I'll venture presently."<br />

He addressed several questions to his<br />

patient, which met with co<strong>her</strong>ent answers.<br />

Then he went a little furt<strong>her</strong>, and congra-<br />

tulated him on his improvement. " You're

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