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Hereyeswereperhapshermostremarkable,andalso,Iamcompelledtosay,herleastpleasant,feature.Theyweregrayincolor,—graywithashadeofgreen,—andtheirexpressionstruckmeasbeingdecidedlyfurtive.Iwonderiffurtiveistheword,orshouldIhavesaidfierce?Onsecondthoughts,felinewouldhaveexpresseditbetter.Acrutchleaningagainstthewalltoldmewhatwaspainfullyevidentwhensherose:thatoneofherlegswascrippled.SoIwasintroducedtoMissPenclosa,anditdidnotescapemethatasmynamewasmentionedsheglancedacrossatAgatha.Wilsonhadevidentlybeentalking.Andpresently,nodoubt,thoughtI,shewillinformmebyoccultmeansthatIamengagedtoayoungladywithwheat-earsinherhair.IwonderedhowmuchmoreWilsonhadbeentellingheraboutme."ProfessorGilroyisaterriblesceptic,"saidhe;"Ihope,MissPenclosa,thatyouwillbeabletoconverthim."Shelookedkeenlyupatme."ProfessorGilroyisquiterighttobescepticalifhehasnotseenanythingconvincing,"saidshe."Ishouldhavethought,"sheadded,"thatyouwouldyourselfhavebeenanexcellentsubject.""Forwhat,mayIask?"saidI."Well,formesmerism,forexample.""Myexperiencehasbeenthatmesmeristsgofortheirsubjectstothosewhoarementallyunsound.Alltheirresultsarevitiated,asitseemstome,bythefactthattheyaredealingwithabnormalorganisms.""Whichoftheseladieswouldyousaypossessedanormalorganism?"sheasked."Ishouldlikeyoutoselecttheonewhoseemstoyoutohavethebestbalancedmind.
