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           Butyoudonotfindthegoodhusbandmandiguphisplantedcorntoseeifhegrow. Thatisforthechildrenwhoplayathusbandry,andnotforthosewhotakeitasoftheworkoftheirlife. Seeyounow,friendJohn? Ihavesownmycorn,andNaturehasherworktodoinmakingitsprout,ifhesproutatall,there’ssomepromise,andIwaittilltheearbeginstoswell." Hebrokeoff,forheevidentlysawthatIunderstood. Thenhewentongravely, "Youwerealwaysacarefulstudent,andyourcasebookwasevermorefullthantherest. AndItrustthatgoodhabithavenotfail. Remember,myfriend,thatknowledgeisstrongerthanmemory,andweshouldnottrusttheweaker. Evenifyouhavenotkeptthegoodpractice,letmetellyouthatthiscaseofourdearmissisonethatmaybe,mind,Isaymaybe,ofsuchinteresttousandothersthatalltherestmaynotmakehimkickthebeam,asyourpeoplesay. Takethengoodnoteofit. Nothingistoosmall. Icounselyou,putdowninrecordevenyourdoubtsandsurmises. Hereafteritmaybeofinteresttoyoutoseehowtrueyouguess. Welearnfromfailure,notfromsuccess!" 

           WhenIdescribedLucy’ssymptoms,thesameasbefore,butinfinitelymoremarked,helookedverygrave,butsaidnothing. Hetookwithhimabaginwhichweremanyinstrumentsanddrugs,"theghastlyparaphernaliaofourbeneficialtrade,"asheoncecalled,inoneofhislectures,theequipmentofaprofessorofthehealingcraft. 

           Whenwewereshownin,Mrs.Westenrametus.Shewasalarmed,butnotnearlysomuchasIexpectedtofindher. Natureinoneofherbeneficientmoodshasordainedthatevendeathhassomeantidotetoitsownterrors. Here,inacasewhereanyshockmayprovefatal,mattersaresoorderedthat,fromsomecauseorother,thethingsnotpersonal,eventheterriblechangeinherdaughtertowhomsheissoattached,donotseemtoreachher.