Cheerful society would be of use; you should be as little alone as possible; you should take plenty of exercise." Acquiescence and a pause followed these remarks.

They sounded all right, I thought, and bore the safe sanction of custom, and the well-worn stamp of use.
"Miss Snowe," recommenced Dr.John--my health, nervous system included, being now, somewhat to my relief, discussed and done with--"is it permitted me to ask what your religion is?
Are you a Catholic ?" I looked up in some surprise--"A Catholic?
No! Why suggest such an idea ?" "The manner in which you were consigned to me last night made me doubt." "I consigned to you?
But, indeed, I forget.

It yet remains for me to learn how I fell into your hands." "Why, under circumstances that puzzled me.

I had been in attendance all day yesterday on a case of singularly interesting and critical character; the disease being rare, and its treatment doubtful: I saw a similar and still finer case in a hospital in Paris; but that will not interest you.

At last a mitigation of the patient's most urgent symptoms (acute pain is one of its accompaniments) liberated me, and I set out homeward.