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Report from Patrick Hennessey, M. D., M. R. C. S. L. K. Q. C. P. I., etc., etc., to John Seward, M. D

           IwentdowntoseeifIcouldmakeoutanycauseforhisanger,sinceheisusuallysuchawell-behavedman,andexcepthisviolentfitsnothingofthekindhadeveroccurred. Ifoundhim,tomyastonishment,quitecomposedandmostgenialinhismanner. Itriedtogethimtotalkoftheincident,butheblandlyaskedmequestionsastowhatImeant,andledmetobelievethathewascompletelyobliviousoftheaffair. Itwas,Iamsorrytosay,however,onlyanotherinstanceofhiscunning,forwithinhalfanhourIheardofhimagain. Thistimehehadbrokenoutthroughthewindowofhisroom,andwasrunningdowntheavenue. Icalledtotheattendantstofollowme,andranafterhim,forIfearedhewasintentonsomemischief. MyfearwasjustifiedwhenIsawthesamecartwhichhadpassedbeforecomingdowntheroad,havingonitsomegreatwoodenboxes. Themenwerewipingtheirforeheads,andwereflushedintheface,asifwithviolentexercise. BeforeIcouldgetuptohim,thepatientrushedatthem,andpullingoneofthemoffthecart,begantoknockhisheadagainsttheground. IfIhadnotseizedhimjustatthemoment,Ibelievehewouldhavekilledthemanthereandthen. Theotherfellowjumpeddownandstruckhimovertheheadwiththebuttendofhisheavywhip. Itwasahorribleblow,buthedidnotseemtomindit,butseizedhimalso,andstruggledwiththethreeofus,pullingustoandfroasifwewerekittens. YouknowIamnolightweight,andtheotherswerebothburlymen. Atfirsthewassilentinhisfighting,butaswebegantomasterhim,andtheattendantswereputtingastraitwaistcoatonhim,hebegantoshout, ‘I’llfrustratethem!Theyshan’trobme!Theyshan’tmurdermebyinches!I’llfightformyLordandMaster!’ andallsortsofsimilarincoherentravings. Itwaswithveryconsiderabledifficultythattheygothimbacktothehouseandputhiminthepaddedroom. Oneoftheattendants,Hardy,hadafingerbroken. However,Isetitallright,andheisgoingonwell. 

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