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Now, those four you have been to are spicialists, and that means monomaniues their buddies exspatiate in West-ind squares, but their souls dwell in a n'alley, ivery man jack of 'em: Aberford's in Stomich Alley, Chalmers's in Nairve Court, Short's niver stirs out o' Liver Lane, Paul's is stuck fast in Kidney Close, Kinyon's in Mookis Membrin Mews, and Hibbard's in Lung Passage.
Dodd entering at the same moment. After the first greeting, Sampson asked her with merry arrogance, how his prescription had worked? "Is her sleep broken still, ma'am? Are her spirits up and down? Shall we have to go back t' old Short and his black draught? How's her mookis membrin? And her biliary ducks? an' she's off like a flash." "And no wonder," said Mrs. Dodd reproachfully.
Short treats her for liver, Sir William goes in for lung disease or heart, Chalmers sis it's the nairves, and Kinyon the mookis membrin; and I say they are fools and lyres all four." "Julia!" ejaculated Mrs. Dodd, "this is very extraordinary." "No, it is not extraordinary," cried Dr. Sampson defiantly; "nothing is extraordinary.
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