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He was a middle aged man. His head, save for a fringe of reddish hair all round it, was bald ; but he was very active. He dashed up the garden drive and into the house ; here he THE OCTAVE OF CLAUDIUS. 15 gave one or two rapid orders to servants, and hurriedly prepared what he wanted. HE WAS A MIDDLE AGED MAN HIS HEAD SAVE FOR A FRINGE OF REDDISH HAIR ALL AROUND IT WAS BALD BUT HE WAS VERY ACTIVE HE DASHED UP THE GARDEN DRIVE AND INTO THE HOUSE WHERE HE GAVE ONE OR TWO RAPID ORDERS TO SERVANTS AND HURRIEDLY PREPARED WHAT HE WANTED
nsi- tiveness, would sooner fall among thieves than among good Samaritans. The chance which Mr. Wycherley lost was taken by Dr. Gabriel Lamb. The doctor was 14 THE OCTAVE OF CLAUDIUS. returning home rather late ; it was already beginning to get dark. When he was within a few yards of the garden-gate of his own house, he noticed a young man lying in an awkward position on the grass by the road- side. Dr. Gabriel Lamb bent over him, found him half -conscious, and made a cursory examination of him. The young man was clad in a well-cut tweed suit, worn to utter shabbiness. His boots were in holes. He was lying where he had fallen when he found that he coidd go no further ; his hat was off, and had received from the fall a damage with which it was already familiar. His face was thin, and at present quite colourless, but it had the tokens of refinement and strength. Dr. Lamb's examination lasted less than a minute. " I shall be back directly," he said, and began to run towards his own house. LY UNDER AN OBLIGATION MOST MEN GIVEN A CERTAIN NUMBER OF SENSITIVENESS WOULD SOONER FALL AMONG THIEVES THAN AMONG GOOD SAMARITANS THE CHANCE WHICH MISTER LITTERLY LOST WAS TAKEN BY DOCTOR GABRIEL LAMB THE DOCTOR WAS RETURNING HOME RATHER LATE WAS ALREADY BEGINNING TO GET DARK WHEN HE WAS WITHIN A FEW YARDS OF THE GARDEN GATE OF HIS OWN HOUSE HE NOTICED A YOUNG MAN LYING IN AN AWKWARD POSITION ON THE GRASS BY A ROADSIDE DOCTOR GABRIEL LAMB BENT OVER HIM FOUND HIM HALF CONSCIOUS AND MADE A CURSORY EXAMINATION OF HIM THE YOUNG MAN WAS CLAD IN A WELL CUT TWEED SUIT WORN TO UTTER SHABBINESS HIS BOOTS WERE IN HOLES HE WAS LYING WHERE HE HAD FALLEN WHEN HE FOUND HE COULD GO NO FURTHER HIS HAT WAS OFF AND HAD RECEIVED FROM THE FALL A DAMAGE WITH WHICH IT WAS ALREADY FAMILIAR HIS FACE WAS THIN AND AT PRESENT QUITE COLORLESS BUT IT HAD THE TOKENS OF REFINEMENT AND STRENGTH DOCTOR LAMB'S EXAMINATION LASTED LESS THAN A MINUTE I SHALL BE BACK DIRECTLY HE SAID AND BEGAN TO RUN TOWARDS HIS OWN HOUSE
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