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Updated: July 13, 2025
While endeavouring, without much success, to fix his attention on a case of lost-luggage which it was his duty to investigate, and frowning as we have said, at the business-book, his eye was suddenly arrested by the name of "Durby." "Durby!" he muttered. "Surely that name is familiar? Durby! why, yes that's the name of Tipps's old nurse."
"You've heard, I suppose, of the mad fellow who caused such a confusion among Miss Tipps's Sunday-school children last night?" "Oh yes, I heard o' that." "And did you hear that he turns out to be the man who jumped out of your train on the day of the attempted robbery?" "Yes, I've heard o' that too. They haven't got him yet, I believe?"
He was unlike the iron horse in that respect, although somewhat like him in the rigour of his action. Accordingly the thing was fixed. Invitations were sent out to all the schools and to all who took an interest in them, and the place fixed on was a field at the back of Mrs Tipps's villa. The day came, and with it the children in their best array.
Some of the guests left early and some late, but to Mrs Tipps's surprise the doctor remained till the last of them had said good-night, after which, to her still greater surprise, he drew his chair close to the table, and, looking at her and Netta with much earnestness, said "Probably you are surprised, ladies, that I, a stranger, have remained so long to-night.
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