Witch Hazel; or, The Secret of the Locket — page 91: what you’re looking at

Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.

—I expected from what I had heard of you that you must be amuch older man than I find you. How long have yon been practicing ?”’ “Less than a year, sir!” “Um! Where were you educated?” demanded the physician, giving him another keen look. “At the Royal College of Physicians in London.” “Good,” and Sir er, also nodded an emphatic approval. ‘Fine institution—very thorough and practical, and you have proved yourself an apt pupil. What did you think of the young lady’s case this morning t” “She wasina very critical condition when I ar- rived—in a state of piace tags animation, which would have resulted fatally very shortly if she had not had help,” Percy replied. , “Yes, yes; but what is your theory regarding the cause of the attack?” and again those piercing eyes searched the young doctor’s face, “It would better become me to ask that question of ou, sir, out of respect to your longer practice and jarger experience,’ Perey replied, evasively, and glancing toward the duchess as he spoke. : But slie was buried in a new periodical, leaving the gentiemen free to talk the case over as they liked, Sir Henry was quick to note the loow@WeReaaaee-