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The Resident Patient

           

           "Sorrytobringyououtonsuchafool’serrand,Watson,"hesaidatlast."Itisaninterestingcase,too,atthebottomofit."

           "Icanmakelittleofit,"Iconfessed.

           "Well,itisquiteevidentthattherearetwomenmoreperhaps,butatleasttwowhoaredeterminedforsomereasontogetatthisfellowBlessington.IhavenodoubtinmymindthatbothonthefirstandonthesecondoccasionthatyoungmanpenetratedtoBlessington’sroom,whilehisconfederate,byaningeniousdevice,keptthedoctorfrominterfering."

           "Andthecatalepsy?"

           "Afraudulentimitation,Watson,thoughIshouldhardlydaretohintasmuchtoourspecialist.Itisaveryeasycomplainttoimitate.Ihavedoneitmyself."

           "Andthen?"

           "BythepurestchanceBlessingtonwasoutoneachoccasion.Theirreasonforchoosingsounusualanhourforaconsultationwasobviouslytoinsurethatthereshouldbenootherpatientinthewaiting-room.Itjusthappened,however,thatthishourcoincidedwithBlessington’sconstitutional,whichseemstoshowthattheywerenotverywellacquaintedwithhisdailyroutine.Ofcourse,iftheyhadbeenmerelyafterplundertheywouldatleasthavemadesomeattempttosearchforit.Besides,Icanreadinaman’seyewhenitishisownskinthatheisfrightenedfor.Itisinconceivablethatthisfellowcouldhavemadetwosuchvindictiveenemiesastheseappeartobewithoutknowingofit.

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