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If he ever got any money, he would remember the man. Presently the door opened, and the doctor and the servant entered. The servant carried a small tray, on which were a cup of chocolate and two sandwiches, made of toast and some kind of meat jelly. IF HE EVER GOT ANY MONEY HE WOULD REMEMBER THE MAN PRESENTLY THE DOOR OPENED AND THE DOCTOR AND THE SERVANT ENTERED THE SERVANT CARRIED A SMALL TRAY ON WHICH WERE A COUPLE OF CHOCOLATE AND TWO SANDWICHES MADE OF TOAST AND SOME KIND OF MEAT JELLY
ing whether it could be all true. He had suffered very much, and this sudden change for the better seemed so strange. He thought lialf- amusedly that the doctor liad done a foolish thing ; he had taken into his house a man of whom he knew nothing, except that he had found him, a mere vagrant, shabby and fainting from exhaustion and want of food. But the young man reflected that in the course of his life he had frequently been trusted like this— -on sight. Certainly, in some way or other, he must repay the doctor. How, he could not imagine. It did not matter — the doctor had promised to find a way for him. But the doctor's kindness and trust were, he felt, beyond repayment. He THE OCTAVE OF CLAUDIUS. W began to wonder if they would bring liim something to eat ; he hoped so. The valet had left the lamp and the candles by his bed- side alight, so it seemed certain that he would return. The valet had treated him with the utmost respect, as an honoured guest, and not as a relieved vagabond. XURIOUSNESS THAT HE HAD MISSED SO MUCH AND FOR SO LONG DREAMILY WONDERING WHETHER IT COULD BE ALL TRUE HE HAD SUFFERED VERY MUCH AND THE SUDDEN CHANGE FOR THE BETTER SEEMED SO STRANGE HE THOUGHT HALF AMUSEDLY THAT THE DOCTOR HAD DONE A FOOLISH THING HE HAD TAKEN INTO HIS HOUSE A MAN OF WHOM HE KNEW NOTHING EXCEPT THAT HE FOUND HIM A MERE VAGRANT SHABBY AND FAINTING FROM EXHAUSTION AND WANT OF FOOD BUT THE YOUNG MAN REFLECTED THAT IN THE COURSE OF HIS LIFE HE HAD FREQUENTLY BEEN TRUSTED LIKE THIS ON SIGHT CERTAINLY IN SOME WAY OR ANOTHER HE MUST REPAY THE DOCTOR HOW HE COULD NOT IMAGINE IT DID NOT MATTER THE DOCTOR HAD PROMISED TO FIND A WAY FOR HIM BUT THE DOCTOR'S KINDNESS AND TRUST WERE HE FELT BEYOND REPAYMENT BEGAN TO WONDER IF THEY WOULD BRING HIM SOMETHING TO EAT HE HOPED SO THE VALET HAD LEFT THE LAMP AND THE CANDLES BY HIS BEDSIDE ALIGHT SO IT SEEMED CERTAIN THAT HE WOULD RETURN THE VALET HAD TREATED HIM WITH THE UTMOST RESPECT AS AN HONORED GUEST AND NOT AS A RELIEVED VAGABOND
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