[The Trials of the Soldier’s Wife by Alex St. Clair Abrams]@TWC D-Link bookThe Trials of the Soldier’s Wife CHAPTER TWENTY-NINTH 13/17
Harry opened it, and Drs.
Mallard and Purtell were announced. "Good morning to you, gentlemen," said Dr.Humphries, as soon as they entered.
"I am very glad you have answered my call so promptly.
The case I desire you to see is one of great seriousness, but I withhold any opinion until you have seen the patient and expressed your ideas about it." "I Suppose it is the lady who was accused of theft," said Dr.Mallard. "Yes sir," answered Harry, "it is the same person." "I observed her features very attentively during the trial," remarked Dr.Mallard, "and so convinced was I that she would soon be insane, that I determined, in the event of her being found guilty, to have her released and placed under my care on that plea.
Is she raving ?" he added inquiringly of Dr.Humphries. "Yes," replied that gentleman, "but in her ravings she makes no allusion whatever to her wretched life of the past few months.
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