I described all my symptoms, and he listened with the utmost patience.
When I had concluded, he leaned back in his chair and appeared to ponder deeply for some moments.

Then he spoke.
"You know, of course, that I am not a doctor ?" "I know," I said; "Signer Cellini explained to me." "Ah!" and Heliobas smiled.

"Raffaello explained as much as he might; but not everything.

I must tell you I have a simple pharmacopoeia of my own--it contains twelve remedies, and only twelve.

In fact there me no more that are of any use to the human mechanism.