He could not have lived thirty hours--there was an abscess on his brain.

But I should advise you to face the inquest.

It might be"-- he paused, looking keenly into the young fellow's face--"it might be that at some future date, when you are quite an old man, you may feel inclined to tell this story." Again the doctor paused, glancing with a vague smile towards the woman who stood beside them.

"Or even nurse--" he added, not troubling to finish his sentence.

"We all have our moments of expansiveness.