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Chapter 6

           Thenurseisthrownintoacatalepsy,andthewatchingfriendthoughprotectedbyarespiratorintoadeepsleep.Eventhedetectiveissofarovercomewithsomephaseofstuporthathefiresoffhispistolinthesick-room,andcan’teventellwhathethoughthewasfiringat.Thatrespiratorofyoursistheonlythingthatseemstohaveabearingonthe’fact’sideoftheaffair.Thatyoudidnotloseyourheadastheothersdidtheeffectinsuchcasebeinginproportiontotheamountoftimeeachremainedintheroompointstotheprobabilitythatthestupefyingmediumwasnothypnotic,whateverelseitmayhavebeen.Butagain,thereisafactwhichiscontradictory.MissTrelawny,whowasintheroommorethananyofyouforshewasinandoutallthetimeanddidhershareofpermanentwatchingalsodidnotseemtobeaffectedatall.Thiswouldshowthattheinfluence,whateveritis,doesnotaffectgenerallyunless,ofcourse,itwasthatshewasinsomewayinuredtoit.IfitshouldturnoutthatitbesomestrangeexhalationfromsomeofthoseEgyptiancurios,thatmightaccountforit;only,wearethenfacetofacewiththefactthatMr.Trelawny,whowasmostofallintheroomwho,infact,livedmorethanhalfhislifeinitwasaffectedworstofall.Whatkindofinfluencecoulditbewhichwouldaccountforallthesedifferentandcontradictoryeffects?No!themoreIthinkofthisformofthedilemma,themoreIambewildered!Why,evenifitwerethattheattack,thephysicalattack,onMr.

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