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"You will forgive me some of the ill which I have done you, Maisie, when I tell you that I really died this morning all unknown to Cumberledge and you and that nothing but my will force has sufficed to keep spirit and body together until I should carry out your will in the manner which you suggested.
And then after many years you came, Maisie. You also got between me and that work which was life to me. You also showed that you would rake up this old matter and bring dishonour upon a name which has stood for something in science. You also but you will forgive me. I have held on to life for your sake as an atonement for my sins. Now, I go! Cumberledge your notebook.
"To ninety-nine!" he exclaimed, knitting his brows. "Cumberledge, this is disgraceful! A most disappointing case! A most provoking patient!" "But surely, sir " I cried. "Don't talk to ME, boy! Don't attempt to apologise for her. Such conduct is unpardonable. She OUGHT to have died. It was her clear duty. I SAID she would die, and she should have known better than to fly in the face of the faculty.
"This is a rare chance, Cumberledge," he whispered to me once, in an interval of delirium. "So few Europeans have ever had the complaint, and probably none who were competent to describe the specific subjective and psychological symptoms.
Hubert Cumberledge, and so forth, and so forth. YOU think you can conceal these things; but you can't. I get to know them!" "Conceal them! My dearest aunt! Why, I danced twice with Daphne." "Daphne! Yes, Daphne. They all run after Daphne," my aunt exclaimed, altering the venue once more. "But there's no respect for age left. I expect to be neglected. However, that's neither here nor there.
Then I went on to the ostensible reason of my visit the Charterhouse testimonial. He slapped his thighs metaphorically, by way of suggesting the depleted condition of his pockets. "Stony broke, Cumberledge," he murmured; "stony broke! Honour bright! Unless Bluebird pulls off the Prince of Wales's Stakes, I really don't know how I'm to pay the Benchers." "It's quite unimportant," I answered.
She's a caulker, Sissie is; you don't take a rise out of Sissie in a hurry. She knows that if I knew who the other bloke was, I'd blow upon her little game to him and put him off her. And I WOULD, s'ep me taters; for I'm nuts on that girl. I tell you, Cumberledge, she IS a clinker!" "You seem to me admirably adapted for one another," I answered, truthfully.
But she shall not have it. Tenacity of purpose is the one thing I admire in life. She has the tenacity of purpose and so have I. Cumberledge, don't you see it is a mere duel of endurance between us?" "And may the just side win," I answered, solemnly. It was several days later before he spoke to me of it again.
That evening, about ten o'clock, Sir Ivor strolled up to me in the smoking-room with affected unconcern. He laid his hand on my arm and drew me aside mysteriously. The ship's doctor was there, playing a quiet game of poker with a few of the passengers. "I beg your pardon, Dr. Cumberledge," he began, in an undertone, "could you come outside with me a minute?
The Professor's eyes were fixed intently on the ceiling. His look was one of rapt inspiration. I stood and waited. "Cumberledge," he said at last, coming back to earth with a start, "I see it more plainly each day that goes. We must get rid of that woman." "Of Nurse Wade?" I asked, catching my breath. He roped the grizzled moustache, and blinked the sunken eyes.
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