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Dr. Gabriel Lamb bent over him, found him half  conscious, and made a cursory examination of him. The young man was clad in a well cut tweed suit, worn to utter shabbiness. His boots were in holes. He was lying where he had fallen when he found that he coidd go no further ; his hat was off, and had received from the fall a damage with which it was already familiar. His face was thin, and at present quite colourless, but it had the tokens of refinement and strength. DOCTOR GABRIEL LAMB BENT OVER HIM FOUND HIM HALF CONSCIOUS AND MADE A CURSORY EXAMINATION OF HIM THE YOUNG MAN WAS CLAD IN A WELL CUT TWEED SUIT WORN TO UTTER SHABBINESS HIS BOOTS WERE IN HOLES HE WAS LYING WHERE HE HAD FALLEN WHEN HE FOUND HE COULD GO NO FURTHER HIS HAT WAS OFF AND HAD RECEIVED FROM THE FALL A DAMAGE WITH WHICH IT WAS ALREADY FAMILIAR HIS FACE WAS THIN AND AT PRESENT QUITE COLORLESS BUT IT HAD THE TOKENS OF REFINEMENT AND STRENGTH
lair too many." THE OCTAVE OF CLAUDIUS. 13 CHAPTER II. If Mr. Wycherley had taken his stroll over Wimbledon Common later in the evening, he would have had an opportunity to play the part of the Good Samaritan. There is no role which is more popular ; the feelings of self-satisfaction and superiority help to make life enjoyable, and in consequence it is delightful to rescue. But to be rescued is quite another affair. The thing which is condemned as ingratitude is often a very natural resentment of one who has been placed compulsorily under an obligation. Most men, given a certain amount of sensi- tiveness, would sooner fall among thieves than among good Samaritans. The chance which Mr. Wycherley lost was taken by Dr. Gabriel Lamb. The doctor was 14 THE OCTAVE OF CLAUDIUS. returning home rather late ; it was already beginning to get dark. When he was within a few yards of the garden-gate of his own house, he noticed a young man lying in an awkward position on the grass by the road- side. E VISIT LIBERVOX DOT ORG RECORDING BY AARON RIVERA THE OCTAVE OF CLOUDIUS BY BERRY PAINE CHAPTER TWO IF MISTER RICHERY HAD TAKEN HIS STROLL OVER WIMBLEDON COMMON LATER IN THE EVENING HE WOULD HAVE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO PLAY THE PART OF THE GOOD SAMARITAN THERE IS NO ROLE WHICH IS MORE POPULAR THE FEELING OF SELF SATISFACTION AND SUPERIORITY HELPED TO MAKE LIFE ENJOYABLE AND IN CONSEQUENCE IT IS DELIGHTFUL TO RESCUE BUT TO BE RESCUED IS QUITE ANOTHER AFFAIR THE THING WHICH IS CONDEMNED AS INGRATITUDE IS OFTEN A VERY NATURAL RESENTMENT OF ONE WHO HAS BEEN PLACED COMPULSORILY UNDER AN OBLIGATION MOST MEN GIVEN A CERTAIN NUMBER OF SENSITIVENESS WOULD SOONER FALL AMONG THIEVES THAN AMONG GOOD SAMARITANS THE CHANCE WHICH MISTER LITTERLY LOST WAS TAKEN BY DOCTOR GABRIEL LAMB THE DOCTOR WAS RETURNING HOME RATHER LATE WAS ALREADY BEGINNING TO GET DARK WHEN HE WAS WITHIN A FEW YARDS OF THE GARDEN GATE OF HIS OWN HOUSE HE NOTICED A YOUNG MAN LYING IN AN AWKWARD POSITION ON THE GRASS BY A ROADSIDE
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