The novels of Charles Lever.
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1895. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER XXXIX. WITH DOCTORS. On the evening of the same day Sir Within sat alone in his grand old dining-room. The servants had withdrawn and left him in solitary splendor, for the massive ...
MoreThis historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1895. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER XXXIX. WITH DOCTORS. On the evening of the same day Sir Within sat alone in his grand old dining-room. The servants had withdrawn and left him in solitary splendor, for the massive plate glittered on the sideboard, and the blaze of many wax-lights illuminated the three or four great pictures of Rubens' on the walls, and sparkled over the richly cut glass that figured amongst the dessert, and there, amidst all, sat that old man,--pale, wan, and careworn,--to all seeming several years older than one short week ago. A small table at his side was littered with letters and law papers; but though he had gone for them to his study, he never noticed them, so deeply was his mind bent on other thoughts. At last he looked at his watch, and then arising, he rang the bell. "Dr. Price is still above stairs?" said he, in a tone of inquiry. "Yes, Sir Within." "And you are quite certain you told him to come to me before he left the Castle?" "Yes, Sir Within." "That will do," said he, with a sigh. Scarcely had the servant closed the door than he reopened it to announce Dr. Price, a small pock-marked sharp-featured man, with an intensely keen eye, and a thin, compressed mouth. "Well, doctor, well?" said Sir Within, as he came forward towards him with a manner of great anxiety. "Well, Sir Within Wardle, it is, as I suspected, a case of concussion; there's no organic mischief,--no lesion." "What's a lesion?" "There is no fracture, nor any pressure, so far as I can detect; but there is very grave injury of another sort. There is concussion of the brain." "And is there danger,--be frank, doctor; is there danger?" "Certainly there is danger; but I would not pronounce it to be imminent danger." "London has some men of great eminence: which of them all would you select to ...
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