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           Whenshesawthatwewerelookingatthecatshesaid:

           "TheNursetellsmethatSilviowasasleeponNurseKennedy’sbedeversinceyouwenttoyourFather’sroomuntilawhileago.Hecametherejustafteryouhadgonetomaster’sroom.NursesaysthatNurseKennedyismoaningandmutteringinhersleepasthoughshehadanightmare.IthinkweshouldsendforDr.Winchester."

           "Dosoatonce,please!"saidMissTrelawny;andwewentbacktotheroom.

           ForawhileMissTrelawnystoodlookingatherfather,withherbrowswrinkled.Then,turningtome,asthoughhermindweremadeup,shesaid:

           "Don’tyouthinkweshouldhaveaconsultationonFather?OfcourseIhaveeveryconfidenceinDoctorWinchester;heseemsanimmenselycleveryoungman.Butheisayoungman;andtheremustbemenwhohavedevotedthemselvestothisbranchofscience.Suchamanwouldhavemoreknowledgeandmoreexperience;andhisknowledgeandexperiencemighthelptothrowlightonpoorFather’scase.Asitis,DoctorWinchesterseemstobequiteinthedark.Oh!Idon’tknowwhattodo.Itisallsoterrible!"Hereshebrokedownalittleandcried;andItriedtocomforther.

           DoctorWinchesterarrivedquickly.Hisfirstthoughtwasforhispatient;butwhenhefoundhimwithoutfurtherharm,hevisitedNurseKennedy.Whenhesawher,ahopefullookcameintohiseyes.Takingatowel,hedippedacornerofitincoldwaterandflickedontheface.