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"You will be relieved to hear," he said, "that Dr. Kretznow considers his state quite a natural one. He does not encourage in any way the suspicions which, I must admit, I had formed." "Indeed!" I answered. "We are going to try an altogether new treatment," Rust continued, as we stood together upon the landing.
I kept silent as to the fact that Stanley was in the house. I thought that he was already sufficiently excited. Downstairs I found that Dr. Kretznow was on the eve of departure. I did not seek to detain him for a moment. Rust, I think, wondered a little at my apparent lack of courtesy; but I almost bundled them out of the house.
In less than a week he will tell you his secret!" "I will do it," I answered. "This," the nurse said, after a moment's somewhat awkward pause, "is the doctor Dr. Kretznow!" A tall, awkwardly built man, wearing heavy glasses, turned away from the bedside, and looked at me inquiringly. "My name is Courage, doctor," I said; "I am an acquaintance of your patient's."
"I think perhaps you ought to know, however, that our friend here gives very little hope." I nodded. "I shall leave you to entertain Dr. Kretznow," I said, "for a few minutes. I want to see Mr. Guest!" I found him anxiously awaiting me. He had ceased writing but he held a roll of papers in his hand, and there was an ominous bulge in the pocket of his dressing-gown.
I left him once more in the library, and I was on my way upstairs, when I came face to face with Rust and another man on their way down. For a moment I was speechless. "Professor Kauppmann was unfortunately indisposed," Rust explained; "but he has sent this gentleman down Dr. Kretznow, Mr. Courage. Curiously enough, Dr. Kretznow has already been called in to attend our friend upstairs." "Mr.
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