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At the House in Great Portland Street

           "Yes,thetapetum.Itdidn'tgo. AfterI'dgiventhestufftobleachthebloodanddonecertainotherthingstoher,Igavethebeastopium,andputherandthepillowshewassleepingon,ontheapparatus. Andafteralltheresthadfadedandvanished,thereremainedtwolittleghostsofhereyes." 

           "Odd!" 

           "Ican'texplainit. Shewasbandagedandclamped,ofcourse—soIhadhersafe;butshewokewhileshewasstillmisty,andmiaoweddismally,andsomeonecameknocking. Itwasanoldwomanfromdownstairs,whosuspectedmeofvivisecting—adrink-soddenoldcreature,withonlyawhitecattocareforinalltheworld. Iwhippedoutsomechloroform,appliedit,andansweredthedoor. 'DidIhearacat?'sheasked.'Mycat?''Nothere,'saidI,verypolitely. Shewasalittledoubtfulandtriedtopeerpastmeintotheroom;strangeenoughtohernodoubt—barewalls,uncurtainedwindows,truckle-bed,withthegasenginevibrating,andtheseetheoftheradiantpoints,andthatfaintghastlystingingofchloroformintheair. Shehadtobesatisfiedatlastandwentawayagain." 

           "Howlongdidittake?"askedKemp. 

           "Threeorfourhours—thecat. Thebonesandsinewsandthefatwerethelasttogo,andthetipsofthecolouredhairs. And,asIsay,thebackpartoftheeye,tough,iridescentstuffitis,wouldn'tgoatall. 

           "Itwasnightoutsidelongbeforethebusinesswasover,andnothingwastobeseenbutthedimeyesandtheclaws. 

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