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When the man had retired, the doctor besran to pace the room, and went on talking. Under his very thick sandy eyebrows and long lashes his grey eyes grew luminous. WHEN THE MAN RETIRED THE DOCTOR BEGAN TO PACE THE ROOM AND WENT ON TALKING UNDER HIS VERY THICK SANDY EYEBROWS AND LONG LASHES HIS GRAY EYES GREW LUMINOUS
vening for your collapse. I only walk on Sun- day evenings — chiefly because it is not church. Ah, yes — quite true — there is church also on Sunday morning, Sunday afternoon, and on certain occasions in the week ! My wife — to whom I hope soon to introduce you — attends every service ; she also stays for the after- meetings. You must not, by the way, think that I am an unbeliever. I am not ; at one time I always went to church on Sunday evenings, and there was much in it that I enjoyed. But the curate's banalities, the superstitiousness of the people, and the per- fectly evil singing of the choir vexed me. Then it occurred to me that if I went for a walk on Sunday evening instead, I could get the service without the church. I could have the sunset and the aspirations, the longings for the far-away that it produces." THE OCTAVE OF CLAUDIUS. 21 He stopped abruptly, and noticed that the servant was listening with rather a puzzled face. He turned to him. " Wait outside, Francis," he said. IT WAS LUCKY FOR YOU AND I THINK IT'S LUCKY FOR ME ALSO THAT YOU CHOSE A SUNDAY EVENING FOR YOUR COLLAPSE I ONLY WALK ON SUNDAY EVENINGS CHIEFLY BECAUSE IT'S NOT CHURCH AH YES QUITE TRUE THERE IS A CHURCH ALSO ON SUNDAY MORNING SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND ON CERTAIN OCCASIONS IN THE WEEK MY WIFE TO WHOM I HOPE SOON TO INTRODUCE YOU ATTENDS EVERY SERVICE SHE ALSO STAYS FOR THE AFTER MEETINGS YOU MUST NOT BY THE WAY THINK THAT I AM AN UNBELIEVER I AM NOT AT ONE TIME I ALWAYS WENT TO CHURCH ON SUNDAY EVENINGS AND THERE WAS MUCH IN IT THAT I ENJOYED BUT THE CURATES BANILLYTICS THE SUPERSTITIOUSNESS OF THE PEOPLE AND THE PERFECTLY EVIL SINGING OF THE CHOIR VEXED ME IT OCCURRED TO ME THAT IF I WENT FOR A WALK ON SUNDAY EVENING INSTEAD I COULD GET THE SERVICE WITHOUT THE CHURCH I COULD HAVE THE SUNSET AND THE ASPIRATIONS THE LONGING FOR THE FAR AWAY THAT IT PRODUCES HE STOPPED ABRUPTLY AND NOTICED THAT THE SERVANT WAS LISTENING WITH A RATHER PUZZLED FACE HE TURNED TO HIM WAIT OUTSIDE FRANCIS HE SAID
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