You have been abroad, tropics, malaria, ague--I know." "I have never had a day's illness." "Not to your knowledge; but you have inhaled unhealthy air, and it has left its effect.

You have an organic murmur--slight but distinct." "Is it dangerous ?" "It might at anytime become so.

You should not take violent exercise." "Oh, indeed.

It would hurt me to run a half mile ?" "It would be very dangerous." "And a mile ?" "Would be almost certainly fatal." "Then there is nothing else the matter ?" "No.

But if the heart is weak, then everything is weak, and the life is not a sound one." "You see, Admiral," remarked Mr.Metaxa, as the doctor secreted his stethoscope once more in his hat, "my remarks were not entirely uncalled for.