"I thought I'd bring him round myself; then he couldn't slip away.

There he is, all safe and sound.

I must go now, Doctor; I have my dooties, just the same as you." And off he went, this trusty tout, without even giving me time to thank him.
I entered my consulting-room and found a gentleman seated by the table.

He was quietly dressed in a suit of heather tweed with a soft cloth cap which he had laid down upon my books.

Round one of his hands he had a handkerchief wrapped, which was mottled all over with bloodstains.