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CHAPTER IV. MR. CUSS INTERVIEWS THESTRANGERShe could hear the murmur of voices for the next tenminutes, then a cry of surprise, a stirring of feet, a chairflung aside, a bark of laughter, quick steps to the door,and Cuss appeared, his face white, his eyes staring overhis shoulder. He left the door open behind him, and withoutlooking at her strode across the hall and went downthe steps, and she heard his feet hurrying along the road.He carried his hat in his hand. She stood behind the door,looking at the open door of the parlour. Then she heardthe stranger laughing quietly, and then his footsteps cameacross the room. She could not see his face where shestood. The parlour door slammed, and the place wassilent again.Cuss went straight up the village to Bunting the vicar."Am I mad?" Cuss began abruptly, as he entered theshabby little study. "Do I look like an insane person?""What’s happened?" said the vicar, putting the ammoniteon the loose sheets of his forth-coming sermon."That chap at the inn–""Well?""Give me something to drink," said Cuss, and he satdown.42
CHAPTER IV. MR. CUSS INTERVIEWS THESTRANGERWhen his nerves had been steadied by a glass of cheapsherry–the only drink the good vicar had available–hetold him of the interview he had just had. "Went in,"he gasped, "and began to demand a subscription for thatNurse Fund. He’d stuck his hands in his pockets as Icame in, and he sat down lumpily in his chair. Sniffed. Itold him I’d heard he took an interest in scientific things.He said yes. Sniffed again. Kept on sniffing all thetime; evidently recently caught an infernal cold. No wonder,wrapped up like that! I developed the nurse idea,and all the while kept my eyes open. Bottles–chemicals–everywhere. Balance, test-tubes in stands, and a smellof–evening primrose. Would he subscribe? Said he’dconsider it. Asked him, point-blank, was he researching.Said he was. A long research? Got quite cross. ’Adamnable long research,’ said he, blowing the cork out,so to speak. ’Oh,’ said I. And out came the grievance.The man was just on the boil, and my question boiledhim over. He had been given a prescription, most valuableprescription–what for he wouldn’t say. Was it medical?’Damn you! What are you fishing after?’ I apologised.Dignified sniff and cough. He resumed. He’dread it. Five ingredients. Put it down; turned his head.Draught of air from window lifted the paper. Swish, rus-43
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CHAPTER IV. MR. CUSS INTERVIEWS THE
STRANGER
She could hear the murmur of voices for the next ten
minutes, then a cry of surprise, a stirring of feet, a chair
flung aside, a bark of laughter, quick steps to the door,
and Cuss appeared, his face white, his eyes staring over
his shoulder. He left the door open behind him, and without
looking at her strode across the hall and went down
the steps, and she heard his feet hurrying along the road.
He carried his hat in his hand. She stood behind the door,
looking at the open door of the parlour. Then she heard
the stranger laughing quietly, and then his footsteps came
across the room. She could not see his face where she
stood. The parlour door slammed, and the place was
silent again.
Cuss went straight up the village to Bunting the vicar.
"Am I mad?" Cuss began abruptly, as he entered the
shabby little study. "Do I look like an insane person?"
"What’s happened?" said the vicar, putting the ammonite
on the loose sheets of his forth-coming sermon.
"That chap at the inn–"
"Well?"
"Give me something to drink," said Cuss, and he sat
down.
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