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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.
