Chapter XXVI

           

           NextdaywemovedStrickland.Itneededagooddealoffirmnessandstillmorepatiencetoinducehimtocome,buthewasreallytooilltoofferanyeffectiveresistancetoStroeve’sentreatiesandtomydetermination.Wedressedhim,whilehefeeblycursedus,gothimdownstairs,intoacab,andeventuallytoStroeve’sstudio.Hewassoexhaustedbythetimewearrivedthatheallowedustoputhimtobedwithoutaword.Hewasillforsixweeks.Atonetimeitlookedasthoughhecouldnotlivemorethanafewhours,andIamconvincedthatitwasonlythroughtheDutchman’sdoggednessthathepulledthrough.Ihaveneverknownamoredifficultpatient.Itwasnotthathewasexactingandquerulous;onthecontrary,henevercomplained,heaskedfornothing,hewasperfectlysilent;butheseemedtoresentthecarethatwastakenofhim;hereceivedallinquiriesabouthisfeelingsorhisneedswithajibe,asneer,oranoath.Ifoundhimdetestable,andassoonashewasoutofdangerIhadnohesitationintellinghimso.

           "Gotohell,"heansweredbriefly.

           DirkStroeve,givinguphisworkentirely,nursedStricklandwithtendernessandsympathy.Hewasdexteroustomakehimcomfortable,andheexercisedacunningofwhichIshouldneverhavethoughthimcapabletoinducehimtotakethemedicinesprescribedbythedoctor.Nothingwastoomuchtroubleforhim.Thoughhismeanswereadequatetotheneedsofhimselfandhiswife,hecertainlyhadnomoneytowaste;butnowhewaswantonlyextravagantinthepurchaseofdelicacies,outofseasonanddear,whichmighttemptStrickland’scapriciousappetite.

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