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"Are you a raving lunatic or what are you?" "Come, come, doctor," said Mr. Booley in persuasive accents, "none of that with me, you know. If the man must be moved why he must, that is all, and you must make it possible, somehow." "You are crazy!" exclaimed John. "I am not the doctor, to begin with " "Not the doctor!" cried Mr. Booley. "Then who are you? I beg your pardon, I am sure "
Why was all this never In the papers or was there an account of it, Mr. Booley?" "Oh no it was never mentioned. We felt sure that we should catch him and until we did we I mean the profession thought it just as well to say nothing. The governor remembered to have read a letter from Goddard's wife, just telling him where she was living, about two years ago.
Booley, "if there is a lady in the case we must make some allowances, I presume. Only, put yourself in my place, Mr. Juxon, put yourself in my place." The squire doubted whether he would be willing to exchange his personality for that of Mr. Booley. "Well what then?" he said. "I think I would try to be merciful."
I will stake my reputation as a practitioner Hulloa!" The exclamation was elicited by Mr. Booley, who had pushed past Mr. Ambrose and stood confronting the doctor with a look which was intended to express a combination of sarcasm, superior cunning and authority. "This is Mr. Booley," explained the squire.
Booley was beginning to suspect that the doctor was not coming to speak with him as the squire had promised, and after hesitating for a few moments followed John into the library, determining to manage matters himself. As he opened the door he met Mr. Ambrose coming towards him, and at the same moment Mr. Juxon and Doctor Longstreet entered from the opposite end of the long room.
"Many women ladies too have done that to save a man from hanging," returned Mr. Booley, fixing his grey eye on the squire. "Hanging?" repeated the latter in surprise. "But Goddard is not to be hanged." "Of course he is. What did you expect?" Mr. Booley looked surprised in his turn. "But what for?" asked the squire very anxiously. "He has not killed anybody "
Juxon, but you must please remember that it may be my duty to do so." The squire was beginning to be angry; even his calm temper was not proof against the annoyance caused by Mr. Booley's appearance at the Hall, but he wisely controlled himself and resorted to other means of persuasion. "There is a reason, Mr. Booley; indeed there are several very good reasons.
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