死亡診斷 A Diagnosis of Death (第2/11頁)
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nelikestohaveanexectationgratified;thatisabouttherelythatIsuosedyouwouldhavethecivilitytomake.”
“Pardonme.Butyousaythatyouknow.Thatisagooddealtosay,dontyouthink?Perhasyouwillnotmindthetroubleofsayinghowyoulearned.”
“Youwillcallitanhallucination,”Hawversaid,“butthatdoesnotmatter.”Andhetoldthestory.
“LastsummerIwent,asyouknow,toassthehotweatherterminthetownofMeridian.TherelativeatwhosehouseIhadintendedtostaywasill,soIsoughtotherquarters.AftersomedifficultyIsucceededinrentingavacantdwellingthathadbeenoccuiedbyaneccentricdoctorwiththenameofMannering,whohadgoneawayyearsbefore,nooneknewwhere,notevenhisagent.Hehadbuiltthehousehimselfandhadlivedinitwithanoldservantforabouttenyears.Hisractice,neververyextensive,hadafterafewyearsbeengivenuentirely.Notonlyso,buthehadwithdrawnhimselfalmostaltogetherfromsociallifeandbecomearecluse.Iwastoldbythevillagedoctor,abouttheonlyersonwithwhomheheldanyrelations,thatduringhisretirementhehaddevotedhimselftoasinglelineofstudy,theresultofwhic