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At the end of the week he had succeeded in persuading the surgeon to agree to his removal; and upon the second Monday after the railway accident, Henry Dunbar was placed in a compartment which was specially prepared for him in the Shorncliffe train, and was conveyed from Shorncliffe station to Maudesley Abbey, without undergoing any change of position upon the road, and very carefully tended throughout the journey by Mr. Daphney and Jeffreys the valet. AT THE END OF THE WEEK HE HAD SUCCEEDED IN PERSUADING THE SURGEON TO AGREE TO HIS REMOVAL AND UPON THE SECOND MONDAY AFTER THE RAILWAY ACCIDENT HENRY DUNBAR WAS PLACED IN THE COMPARTMENT WHICH WAS SPECIALLY PREPARED FOR HIM IN THE SHORNCLIFF TRAIN AND WAS CONVEYED FROM SHORNCLIFF STATION TO MAUDESLEY ABBEY WITHOUT UNDERGOING ANY CHANGE OF POSITION UPON THE ROAD AND VERY CAREFULLY TENDED THROUGHOUT THE JOURNEY BY MISTER DAPHNEY AND JEFFREYS THE VALET
f his anxiety to get away upon the second stage of his continental journey. His servant Jeffreys arrived at Rugby in the course of the day; for the news of the accident had reached Maudesley Abbey, and it was known that Mr. Dunbar had been a sufferer. To-night Henry Dunbar only spoke of the misery of being in a strange house. "I want to get back to Maudesley," he said. "If you can manage to take me there, Mr. Daphney, and look after me until I've got over the effects of this accident, I shall be very happy to make you any compensation you please for whatever loss your absence from Rugby might entail upon you." This was a very diplomatic speech: Mr. Dunbar knew that the surgeon would not care to let so rich a patient out of his hands; but he fancied that Mr. Daphney would have no objection to carrying his patient in triumph to Maudesley Abbey, to the admiration of the unprofessional public, and to the aggravation of rival medical men. He was not mistaken in his estimate of human nature. PEAK SO MUCH OF HIS ANXIETY TO GET AWAY UPON THE SECOND STAGE OF HIS CONTINENTAL JOURNEY HIS SERVANT JEFFREYS ARRIVED AT RUGBY IN THE COURSE OF THE DAY FOR NEWS OF THE ACCIDENT HAD REACHED MAUDESLEY ABBEY AND IT WAS KNOWN THAT MISTER DUNBAR HAD BEEN A SUFFERER TO NIGHT HENRY DUNBAR ONLY SPOKE OF THE MISERY OF BEING IN A STRANGE HOUSE I WANT TO GET BACK TO MAUDESLEY HE SAID IF YOU CAN MANAGE TO TAKE ME THERE MISTER DAPHNE AND LOOK AFTER ME UNTIL I'VE GOT OVER THE EFFECTS OF THIS ACCIDENT I SHALL BE VERY HAPPY TO MAKE YOU ANY COMPENSATION YOU PLEASE FOR WHATEVER LOSS YOUR ABSENCE FROM RUGBY MIGHT ENTAIL UPON YOU THIS WAS A VERY DIPLOMATIC SPEECH MISTER DUNBAR KNEW THAT THE SURGEON WOULD NOT CARE TO LET SO RICH A PATIENT OUT OF HIS HANDS BUT HE FANCIED THAT MISTER DAPHNEY WOULD HAVE NO OBJECTION TO CARRYING HIS PATIENT IN TRIUMPH TO MAUDESLEY ABBEY TO THE ADMIRATION OF THE UNPROFESSIONAL PUBLIC AND TO THE AGGRAVATION OF RIVAL MEDICAL MEN HE WAS NOT MISTAKEN IN HIS ESTIMATE OF HUMAN NATURE
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