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" That wasn't brandy," he said. His voice was already a shade stronger. *' Not brandy alone. There were other things in it. I'm a doctor, you know. Now, do you see that house THAT WASN'T BRANDY HE SAID HIS VOICE WAS ALREADY A SHADE STRONGER NOT BRANDY ALONE THERE WERE OTHER THINGS IN IT I'M A DOCTOR YOU KNOW NOW DO YOU SEE THAT HOUSE
" 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. 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. " All right, then, I'll take your clothes, or you shall work for me ; at any rate, I promise you that I will put you under no obligation which you cannot repay. I swear it. Now then." The young man drank the contents of the glass ; in a moment or two his eyes opened wider. He looked reflective.  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 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 ALL RIGHT THEN I'LL TAKE YOUR CLOTHES OR YOU SHALL WORK FOR ME AT ANY RATE I PROMISE YOU THAT I WILL PUT YOU UNDER NO OBLIGATION WHICH YOU CANNOT REPAY I SWEAR IT NOW THEN THE YOUNG MAN DRANK THE CONTENTS OF THE GLASS IN A MOMENT OR TWO HIS EYES OPENED WIDER HE LOOKED REFLECTIVE
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