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Out of her sphere - University Library

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ON THE PIER, 247<br />

indeed, I undo it at all. My patient is<br />

utterly prostrated—speechless, and uncon-<br />

scious—if you, or any one else speak to<br />

him en this side the assizes, he '11 be a mur-<br />

dered man, and I '11 throw up the responsi-<br />

bility <strong>of</strong> assisting in murder. I half thought<br />

how it would be, and went round this<br />

morning as soon as I was up. They were<br />

afraid he would be gone in the night, and<br />

had thought <strong>of</strong> sending for me, but hoV-<br />

ever, he's still living, and that's as much<br />

as one can say. You must make the best<br />

use <strong>of</strong> whatever he told you yesterday. I<br />

should think he knew what he was about<br />

when he was saying it, but one can hardly<br />

be sure <strong>of</strong> that—these cases vary from hour<br />

to hour."<br />

" Do n't you think in a week<br />

" I tell you it's just a question whet<strong>her</strong><br />

he '11 be alive in a week, certainly not able<br />

to utter a dozen words distinctly. If you<br />

could only realize his utter prostration, and<br />

?"

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