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Updated: May 2, 2025
'Pack your pillows, said the doctor sharply, as he saw Hummil preparing to lie down at full length. The night-light was trimmed; the shadow of the punkah wavered across the room, and the 'flick' of the punkah-towel and the soft whine of the rope through the wall-hole followed it. Then the punkah flagged, almost ceased. The sweat poured from Spurstow's brow.
'It was impossible, of course. You needn't look, Mottram. I've torn up the films. There was nothing there. It was impossible. 'That, said Lowndes, very distinctly, watching the shaking hand striving to relight the pipe, 'is a damned lie. Mottram laughed uneasily. 'Spurstow's right, he said. 'We're all in such a state now that we'd believe anything. For pity's sake let's try to be rational.
By Jove! the buckle of my bridle is hot in my hand! Trot out a bit, and 'ware rat-holes. Ten minutes' trotting jerked out of Lowndes one very sage remark when he pulled up, sweating from every pore ''Good thing Spurstow's with him to-night. 'Ye-es. Good man, Spurstow. Our roads turn here. See you again next Sunday, if the sun doesn't bowl me over.
'Hope the poor chap's in a better temper, said the former, swinging himself off his horse at the door. 'I suppose he isn't up yet. 'I'll just have a look at him, said the doctor. 'If he's asleep there's no need to wake him. And an instant later, by the tone of Spurstow's voice calling upon them to enter, the men knew what had happened. There was no need to wake him.
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