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Mr. Daphney, the Rugby surgeon, told his patient all about the accident, in such a bland, pleasant way, that anybody might have thought the collision of a couple of engines rather an agreeable little episode in a man's life. MISTER DAPHNE THE RUGBY SURGEON TOLD HIS PATIENT ALL ABOUT THE ACCIDENT IN SUCH A BLAND PLEASANT WAY THAT ANYBODY MIGHT HAVE THOUGHT THE COLLISION OF A COUPLE OF ENGINES RATHER AN AGREEABLE LITTLE EPISODE IN A MAN'S LIFE
ade immediate arrangements for bearing off Mr. Dunbar to the nearest hotel; he sent for his assistant; and in a quarter of an hour's time the millionaire was restored to consciousness, and opened his eyes upon the eager faces of two medical gentlemen, and upon a room that was strange to him. The banker looked about him with an expression of perplexity, and then asked where he was. He knew nothing of the accident itself, and he had quite lost the recollection of all that had occurred immediately before the accident, or, indeed, from the time of his leaving Maudesley Abbey. It was only little by little that the memory of the events of that day returned to him. He had wanted to leave Maudesley; he had wanted to go abroad—to go upon a journey—that was no new purpose in his mind. Had he actually set out upon that journey? Yes, surely, he must have started upon it; but what had happened, then? He asked the surgeon what had happened, and why it was that he found himself in that strange place. OSS HIS PATHWAY HE MADE IMMEDIATE ARRANGEMENTS FOR BEARING OFF MISTER DUNBAR TO THE NEAREST HOTEL HE SENT FOR HIS ASSISTANT AND IN A QUARTER OF AN HOUR'S TIME THE MILLIONAIRE WAS RESTORED TO CONSCIOUSNESS AND OPENED HIS EYES UPON THE EAGER FACES OF TWO MEDICAL GENTLEMEN AND UPON A ROOM THAT WAS STRANGE TO HIM THE BANKER LOOKED ABOUT HIM WITH AN EXPRESSION OF PERPLEXITY AND THEN ASKED WHERE HE WAS HE KNEW NOTHING OF THE ACCIDENT ITSELF AND HE HAD QUITE LOST THE RECOLLECTION OF ALL THAT HAD OCCURRED IMMEDIATELY BEFORE THE ACCIDENT OR INDEED FROM THE TIME OF HIS LEAVING MAUDESLEY ABBEY IT WAS ONLY LITTLE BY LITTLE THAT THE MEMORY OF THE EVENTS OF THAT DAY RETURNED TO HIM HE HAD WANTED TO LEAVE MAUDESLEY HE HAD WANTED TO GO ABROAD TO GO UPON A JOURNEY THAT WAS NO NEW PURPOSE IN HIS MIND HAD HE ACTUALLY SET OUT UPON THAT JOURNEY YES SURELY HE MUST HAVE STARTED UPON IT BUT WHAT HAD HAPPENED THEN HE ASKED THE SURGEON WHAT HAD HAPPENED AND WHY IT WAS THAT HE FOUND HIMSELF IN THAT STRANGE PLACE
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