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" No, I am not tired." " Pardon me, but you are. It is merely the effect of the restorative that makes you feel strong, and that effect will pass off. NO I AM NOT TIRED PARDON ME BUT YOU ARE IT IS MERELY THE EFFECT OF THE RESTORATIVE THAT MAKES YOU FEEL STRONG AND THAT EFFECT WILL PASS OFF
ally is all — only on Sunday even- ings do I walk, because it is not church but is service. The rest of my time is given to work." " To work, doctor ? But you said that you did not practise." " Quite so, I do not, although, Avhen I was a younger man, I had a practice for a time. It did not content me. One night I was rung up by a woman ; I went downstairs and found her hysterical on the door-steps. She pulled herself together, and prayed me to come at once to see her son who was dying. She lived about a mile off. We ran a good deal ; she was distressed and I was sympathetic. When we got there, I found that the boy was not dying, but was slightly bilious. Then I asked myself if that kind of thing was science as I loved it — if it really assisted the great cause of humanity for which alone I live. I gave up my practice. I study the individual man only when he is likely to throw light on THE OCTAVE OF CLAUDIUS. 23 the ao^sfreo-ate. I never work on behalf of the individual. But I tire you. TH KEEN INTEREST NO NO HE SAID GO ON I'M BEGINNING TO UNDERSTAND THAT REALLY IS ALL ONLY ON SUNDAY EVENINGS DO I WALK BECAUSE IT'S NOT CHURCH BUT IT IS SERVICE THE REST OF MY TIME IS GIVEN TO WORK TO WORK DOCTOR BUT YOU SAID THAT YOU DO NOT PRACTISE QUITE SO I DO NOT ALTHOUGH WHEN I WAS A YOUNGER MAN I HAD PRACTISED FOR A TIME IT DID NOT CONTENT ME ONE NIGHT I WAS WRUNG UP BY A WOMAN I WENT DOWNSTAIRS AND FOUND HER HYSTERICAL ON THE DOORSTEPS SHE PULLED HERSELF TOGETHER AND PRAYED ME TO COME AT ONCE TO SEE HER SON WHO WAS DYING SHE LIVED ABOUT A MILE OFF WE RAN A GOOD DEAL SHE WAS DISTRESSED AND I WAS SYMPATHETIC WHEN WE GOT THERE I FOUND THAT THE BOY WAS NOT DYING BUT WAS SLIGHTLY BILIOUS THEN I ASKED MYSELF IF THAT KIND OF THING WAS SCIENCE AS I LOVED IT IF IT REALLY ASSISTED THE GREAT CAUSE OF HUMANITY FOR WHICH ALONE I LIVE I GAVE UP MY PRACTICE I STUDIED THE INDIVIDUAL MAN ONLY WHEN HE'S LIKELY TO THROW LIGHT ON THE AGGREGATE I NEVER WORK ON BEHALF OF THE INDIVIDUAL BUT I TIRE YOU
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