"Brain fever is a popular fiction," he said.

"It is not a term admitted by the faculty.

If you mean meningitis--no, I trust not.
But probably temporary loss of memory, and a complete upsetting of mental control; with a possible impairing, for a considerable time, of his brilliant mental powers." "In other words, my cousin's husband is threatened with insanity." "Lor, no!" exclaimed Dick, with vehemence.

"How easily you good people hand a fellow-creature over to that darkest of all fates! Ronnie's condition is brought about by temporary circumstances which are not in the least likely to have permanent results.

He has always had the eccentricity of genius; but, since his genius has been recognised, people have ceased to consider him eccentric.