You must always keep them waiting; or else they think nothing of you.

Such a funny woman! 'Treat 'em like dogs, my dear,' she said.

But I told her they wouldn't come to be treated like dogs or any other animal." "You had better have kept that to yourself, I think." "Oh! if you are going to be disagreeable, good-by.

You can go to your patient, sir.

Christie, dear, if he is very--very ill--and I'm sure I hope he is--oh, how wicked I am; may I have a new bonnet ?" "If you really want one." On the patient's card was "Mr.Pettigrew, 47 Manchester Square." As soon as Staines entered the room, the first patient told him who and what he was, a retired civilian from India; but he had got a son there still, a very rising man; wanted to be a parson; but he would not stand that; bad profession; don't rise by merit; very hard to rise at all;--no, India was the place.