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It was a burning day at the beginning of August, the heat had dimmed the outlines of all things and all distances with a faint mist, and people who observed the thermometer spoke of an abnormal register, of a temperature that was almost tropical. WAS A BURNING DAY AT THE BEGINNING OF AUGUST THE HEAT HAD DIMMED THE OUTLINES OF ALL THINGS AND ALL DISTANCES WITH A FAINT MIST AND PEOPLE WHO OBSERVED THE THERMOMETER SPOKE OF AN ABNORMAL REGISTER OF A TEMPERATURE THAT WAS ALMOST TROPICAL
lvet, as the doctor manipulated the levers. “Now, Clarke, make yourself quite comfortable. I have a couple hours’ work before me; I was obliged to leave certain matters to the last.” Raymond went to the stone slab, and Clarke watched him drearily as he bent over a row of phials and lit the flame under the crucible. The doctor had a small hand-lamp, shaded as the larger one, on a ledge above his apparatus, and Clarke, who sat in the shadows, looked down at the great shadowy room, wondering at the bizarre effects of brilliant light and undefined darkness contrasting with one another. Soon he became conscious of an odd odour, at first the merest suggestion of odour, in the room, and as it grew more decided he felt surprised that he was not reminded of the chemist’s shop or the surgery. Clarke found himself idly endeavouring to analyse the sensation, and half conscious, he began to think of a day, fifteen years ago, that he had spent roaming through the woods and meadows near his own home. S HAND OVER THE SOFT GREEN VELVET AS THE DOCTOR MANIPULATED THE LEVERS NOW CLARKE MAKE YOURSELF QUITE COMFORTABLE I HAVE A COUPLE HOURS WORK BEFORE ME I WAS OBLIGED TO LEAVE CERTAIN MATTERS TO THE LAST RAYMOND WENT TO THE STONE SLAB AND CLARKE WATCHED HIM DREARILY AS HE BENT OVER A ROW OF FILES AND LIT THE FLAME UNDER THE CRUCIBLE THE DOCTOR HAD A SMALL HAND LAMP SHADED AS THE LARGER ONE ON A LEDGE ABOVE HIS APPARATUS AND CLARKE WHO SAT IN THE SHADOWS LOOKED DOWN AT THE GREAT SHADOWY ROOM WONDERING AT THE BIZARRE EFFECTS OF BRILLIANT LIGHT AND UNDEFINED DARKNESS CONTRASTING WITH ONE ANOTHER SOON HE BECAME CONSCIOUS OF AN ODD ODOUR AT FIRST THE MEREST SUGGESTION OF AN ODOUR IN THE ROOM AND AS IT GREW MORE DECIDED HE FELT SURPRISED THAT HE WAS NOT REMINDED OF THE CHEMIST SHOP OR THE SURGERY CLARK FOUND HIMSELF IDLY ENDEAVOURING TO ANALYZE THE SENSATION AND HALF CONSCIOUS HE BEGAN TO THINK OF A DAY FIFTEEN YEARS AGO THAT HE HAD SPENT ROAMING THROUGH THE WOODS AND MEADOWS NEAR HIS OWN HOME
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