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There was only one student in the room, who was bending over a distant table absorbed in his work. At the sound of our steps he glanced round and sprang to his feet with a cry of pleasure. THERE WAS ONLY ONE STUDENT IN THE ROOM WHO WAS BENDING OVER A DISTANT TABLE ABSORBED IN HIS WORK AT THE SOUND OF OUR STEPS HE GLANCED ROUND AND SPRANG TO HIS FEET WITH A CRY OF PLEASURE
dissecting-rooms with a stick, it is certainly taking rather a bizarre shape.” “Beating the subjects!” “Yes, to verify how far bruises may be produced after death. I saw him at it with my own eyes.” “And yet you say he is not a medical student?” “No. Heaven knows what the objects of his studies are. But here we are, and you must form your own impressions about him.” As he spoke, we turned down a narrow lane and passed through a small side-door, which opened into a wing of the great hospital. It was familiar ground to me, and I needed no guiding as we ascended the bleak stone staircase and made our way down the long corridor with its vista of whitewashed wall and dun-coloured doors. Near the further end a low arched passage branched away from it and led to the chemical laboratory. This was a lofty chamber, lined and littered with countless bottles. Broad, low tables were scattered about, which bristled with retorts, test-tubes, and little Bunsen lamps, with their blue flickering flames. COMES TO BEATING THE SUBJECTS IN THE DISSECTING ROOMS WITH A STICK IT CERTAINLY TAKES HIM RATHER A BIZARRE SHAPE BEATING THE SUBJECTS YES TO VERIFY HOW FAR BRUISES MAY BE PRODUCED AFTER DEATH I SAW HIM OUT WITH MY OWN EYES AND YET YOU SAY HE'S NOT A MEDICAL STUDENT NO HEAVENS KNOWS WHAT THE OBJECTS OF HIS STUDIES ARE BUT HERE WE ARE AND YOU MUST FORM YOUR OWN IMPRESSIONS ABOUT HIM AS HE SPOKE WE TURNED DOWN A NARROW LANE AND PASSED THROUGH A SMALL SIDE DOOR WHICH OPENED INTO A WING OF THE GREAT HOSPITAL IT WAS FAMILIAR GROUND TO ME AND I NEEDED NO GUIDING AS WE ASCENDED THE BLEAK STONE STAIRCASE AND MADE OUR WAY DOWN THE LONG CORRIDOR WITH ITS VISTA OF WHITEWASHED WALL AND DUN COLORED DOORS NEAR THE FURTHER END A LOW ARCHED PASSAGE BRANCHED AWAY FROM IT AND LED TO THE CHEMICAL LABORATORY THIS WAS A LOFTY CHAMBER LINED AND LITTERED WITH COUNTLESS BOTTLES BROAD LOW TABLES WERE SCATTERED ABOUT WHICH BRISTLED WITH RETORTS TEST TUBES AND LITTLE BUNSEN LAMPS WITH THEIR BLUE FLICKERING FLAMES
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