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I — I'd rather you left me alone." " I won't, then. Whoever heard such non  sense ? Any man who is taken suddenly ill accepts help from the first stranger who is not too much of a brute to give it him. It's no question of begging. Damn it ! " he went on, getting furious, " you shall pay for the ha'porth of brandy, if yon like — but drink it." 16 THE OCTAVE OF CLAUDIUS. The young man shook his head. " No money," he mm mured, " that's why I'm " The effort at explanation seemed to be too much for him, and he stopped. I I'D RATHER YOU LEFT ME ALONE I WON'T THEN WHO EVER HEARD OF SUCH NONSENSE ANY MAN WHO IS TAKEN SUDDENLY ILL ACCEPTS HELP FROM THE FIRST STRANGER WHO IS NOT TOO MUCH OF A BRUTE TO GIVE IT TO HIM IT'S NO QUESTION OF BEGGING DAMN IT HE WENT ON GETTING FURIOUS YOU SHALL PAY FOR THE HAY PORTH OF BRANDY IF YOU LIKE BUT DRINK IT THE YOUNG MAN SHOOK HIS HEAD NO MONEY HE MURMURED THAT'S WHY I'M THE EFFORT AT EXPLANATION SEEMED TO BE TOO MUCH FOR HIM AND HE STOPPED
te colourless, but it had the tokens of refinement and strength. Dr. Lamb's examination lasted less than a minute. " I shall be back directly," he said, and began to run towards his own house. He was a middle-aged man. His head, save for a fringe of reddish hair all round it, was bald ; but he was very active. He dashed up the garden drive and into the house ; here he THE OCTAVE OF CLAUDIUS. 15 gave one or two rapid orders to servants, and hurriedly prepared what he wanted. In a very few minutes he was out on the roadway again, with a glass in his hand, bending over the young man. The doctor's servant had accompanied him, and stood at a few yards' distance, waiting. The young man's eyes were half closed. When the doctor held the glass to his lips, he turned his head away impatiently. " Drink it at once ! " said the doctor, sharply. " Do you want to die ? " The young man spoke in a faint whisper, and with some difficulty. " Not a beggar. I'm much obliged — very natural mistake of yours. E WITH WHICH IT WAS ALREADY FAMILIAR HIS FACE WAS THIN AND AT PRESENT QUITE COLORLESS BUT IT HAD THE TOKENS OF REFINEMENT AND STRENGTH DOCTOR LAMB'S EXAMINATION LASTED LESS THAN A MINUTE I SHALL BE BACK DIRECTLY HE SAID AND BEGAN TO RUN TOWARDS HIS OWN HOUSE HE WAS A MIDDLE AGED MAN HIS HEAD SAVE FOR A FRINGE OF REDDISH HAIR ALL AROUND IT WAS BALD BUT HE WAS VERY ACTIVE HE DASHED UP THE GARDEN DRIVE AND INTO THE HOUSE WHERE HE GAVE ONE OR TWO RAPID ORDERS TO SERVANTS AND HURRIEDLY PREPARED WHAT HE WANTED IN A VERY FEW MINUTES HE WAS OUT ON THE ROADWAY AGAIN WITH A GLASS IN HIS HAND BENDING OVER THE YOUNG MAN THE DOCTOR'S SERVANTS HAD ACCOMPANIED HIM AND STOOD AT A FEW YARDS DISTANCE WAITING THE YOUNG MAN'S EYES WERE HALF CLOSED WHEN THE DOCTOR HELD THE GLASS TO HIS LIPS HE TURNED HIS HEAD AWAY IMPATIENTLY DRINK IT AT ONCE SAID THE DOCTOR SHARPLY DO YOU WANT TO DIE THE YOUNG MAN SPOKE IN A FAINT WHISPER AND WITH SOME DIFFICULTY NOT A BEGGAR I'M MUCH OBLIGED VERY NATURAL MISTAKE OF YOURS
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