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           Outofthecourt,andalongwayoutofit,thereisconsiderableexcitementtoo,formenofscienceandphilosophycometolook,andcarriagessetdowndoctorsatthecornerwhoarrivewiththesameintent,andthereismorelearnedtalkaboutinflammablegasesandphosphurettedhydrogenthanthecourthaseverimagined.Someoftheseauthorities(ofcoursethewisest)holdwithindignationthatthedeceasedhadnobusinesstodieintheallegedmanner;andbeingremindedbyotherauthoritiesofacertaininquiryintotheevidenceforsuchdeathsreprintedinthesixthvolumeofthePhilosophicalTransactions;andalsoofabooknotquiteunknownonEnglishmedicaljurisprudence;andlikewiseoftheItaliancaseoftheCountessCorneliaBaudiassetforthindetailbyoneBianchini,prebendaryofVerona,whowroteascholarlyworkorsoandwasoccasionallyheardofinhistimeashavinggleamsofreasoninhim;andalsoofthetestimonyofMessrs.FodereandMere,twopestilentFrenchmenwhoWOULDinvestigatethesubject;andfurther,ofthecorroborativetestimonyofMonsieurLeCat,arathercelebratedFrenchsurgeononceuponatime,whohadtheunpolitenesstoliveinahousewheresuchacaseoccurredandeventowriteanaccountofitstilltheyregardthelateMr.Krook’sobstinacyingoingoutoftheworldbyanysuchby-wayaswhollyunjustifiableandpersonallyoffensive.Thelessthecourtunderstandsofallthis,themorethecourtlikesit,andthegreaterenjoymentithasinthestockintradeoftheSol’sArms.

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