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The Resident Patient

           Butthematterissoinexplicable,andtherecentturnwhichithastakenissoelaborate,thatIshalllayitallbeforeyou,andyoushalljudgewhatisessentialandwhatisnot.

           "Iamcompelled,tobeginwith,tosaysomethingofmyowncollegecareer.IamaLondonUniversityman,youknow,andIamsurethatyouwillnotthinkthatIamundulysingingmyownpraisesifIsaythatmystudentcareerwasconsideredbymyprofessorstobeaverypromisingone.AfterIhadgraduatedIcontinuedtodevotemyselftoresearch,occupyingaminorpositioninKing’sCollegeHospital,andIwasfortunateenoughtoexciteconsiderableinterestbymyresearchintothepathologyofcatalepsy,andfinallytowintheBrucePinkertonprizeandmedalbythemonographonnervouslesionstowhichyourfriendhasjustalluded.IshouldnotgotoofarifIweretosaythattherewasageneralimpressionatthattimethatadistinguishedcareerlaybeforeme.

           "Buttheonegreatstumbling-blocklayinmywantofcapital.Asyouwillreadilyunderstand,aspecialistwhoaimshighiscompelledtostartinoneofadozenstreetsintheCavendishSquarequarter,allofwhichentailenormousrentsandfurnishingexpenses.Besidesthispreliminaryoutlay,hemustbepreparedtokeephimselfforsomeyears,andtohireapresentablecarriageandhorse.Todothiswasquitebeyondmypower,andIcouldonlyhopethatbyeconomyImightintenyears"timesaveenoughtoenablemetoputupmyplate.

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