Mool waiting at the office, on his
return. He answered his master's inquiries by producing Benjulia's
reply.
The doctor's amiable humour was still in the ascendant. His success in
torturing his unfortunate cook had been followed by the receipt of a
telegram from his friend at Montreal, containing this satisfactory
answer to his question:--"Not brain disease." With his mind now set
completely at rest, his instincts as a gentleman were at full liberty
to control him. "I entirely agree with you," he wrote to Mr. Mool. "I
go back with your clerk; the cab will drop me at Mrs. Gallilee's
house."
Mr. Mool turned to the clerk.
"Did you wait to hear if Mrs. Gallilee was at home?" he asked.
"Mrs. Gallilee was absent, sir--attending a lecture."
"What did Doctor Benjulia do?"
"Went into the house, to wait her return."
CHAPTER XLIV.
Mrs. Gallilee's page (attending to the house-door, in the footman's
absence) had just shown Benjulia into the library, when there was
another ring at the bell. The new visitor was Mr. Le Frank. He appeared
to be in a hurry. Without any preliminary questions, he said, "Take my
card to Mrs. Gallilee."
"My mistress is out, sir."
The music-master looked impatiently at the hall-clock. The hall-clock
answered him by striking the half hour after five.
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