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school after social snub from 5; Louise Gordon, leading phydaughter; half-wit Benny Singer, brunt of schoolboy ' jokes, whom | lawyer Skeffington saves from jail when « Benny, challenges attack from bully [B Fulmer Green and gang. Other char- |§EZs acters: [Madame von Eln, Parris’ French |B _ grandmother whom he adores; Tom [J r. Madame’ new oversegr, and his sane | wife, Lucy. Tom suggests toParris, | would-be doctor, that he study treatment of mental ills.

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“Hey, -Benny! Look, kids, here’s| “I ‘know it's .against regulations, but he insists on’ sleeping crosswise!” CH old crazy Benny!” ad - He gidn't mind being CaLely nn ther boys had parents who| Dr. Gordon Hestitated. “I'm going

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an om - Carr was his friend. There was not a cloud in Benny’s|

sky. | terrace that same afternoon talk-

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things, ma'am,” Tom reported. “He|Skeffington.

understands them, and I declare I believe| his plants know him.” Old | Tom ' almost winked at e von Eln, “He talks to them, you know.” ° Sometimes Parris followed Tom and Benny as they went about the varied (work of the nursery. Tom's talk was interesting most times, and there was something about Benny | that touched him a little. It chet oy I the way he had been

P - remembered how he used to feel that Lucy’s mind darted here and there with no seeming atfachment to anything. Benny's mind didn’t do that. No; Benny's mind sort of—well, sort of staggered . . . : e or twice Tom Carr talked : about Benny. “He's a| little like Lucy, sometimes. You know, Sonny, people that are a little . that way are just like a}

string of beads that’s come undone.’

The roll-around any which-a-way. If there was some way of ; them on the string again, they'd be all right. Doctors do some aght [wonderful things when it comes to cutting people open and, \ them up again, but they're not sp” far along with ' people’s b: a Lr]

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. he would like to be a doctor. But Madame for a moment.

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\Ithat inclination seriously, Isaac. ''I have him study because I think +1it will keep him from being lonely sometime, maybe.”

them to-| {=—two al best.”

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¥ 28 : MADAME VON ELN sat on the ing with Dr. Gordon and Col.

Upstairs, Anna and another maid stood looking down at the three. Anna shook her head. “When a body sends. for a doctor and a lawyer ‘at the same time—" She left off. Anna began to cry silently. “She looks worse every day. Nobody else notices ‘because she’s so quick and bright (about everything, but I notice.” The younger maid turned and peered through the curtain. “You see, Colonel,” Madame was saying. “I must be sure that I arrange everything. The boy has no one—no one in the world but me.” 1 Col. Skeffington folded and unfolded his gold-rimmed. glasses. “Yes, yes. Of course. You know, Madame, if anything should happen to you-~unexpectedly—" “It wouldn't be unexpected, now, Isaac.” “Well, well, now. What I was going {0 say is this: If—if your finds himself alone, he can comme to me any time, for as long as he wants to. Fine boy he is. Rather make a lawyer of him, though, than a doctor.” He slapped Dr. Gordon on the knee, but he did not smile. “Thank you, Isaac. I know your generous heart. I—I think Parris leans to medicine as much as to anything—except, maybe music.” “Music!” The Colonel dismissed that. This time Dr. Gordon laughed

Madame nodded. “I don’t take

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to make a suggestion you may not

could do more for him in such a way than anyone I know.” He hesitated again. “In Kings Row?” Skeffington was impatient. “Yes. Dr, Tower.” ~ Both Madame von Eln and Colonel Skeffington started. Dr. Gordon | compressed his lips and nodded firmly. “Yes, ma'am. He's a brilliant man—most able. He's a hard student. Far ahead of any of us.” “But, would he take Parris?” “Certainly, ma'am, Happy to do it. I can tell you that Dr. Tower is a whole medical college by himself.” Skeffington reached for his hat. “Are there any other details, ma’am, you think of?” “There is one more thing—and I'd like this to be clearly put in my will. As soon as practical, I want Parris to go to Vienna for his medical training.” “Vienna? Why?” “Doctor Gordon will tell you, Isaac, that Vienna is the best place in the world to study medicine.”

“Parris is halfway a foreigner— at least, most people think so.” ” ” 8 PARRIS was dismayed when he heard that he was to go to Aberdeen College. He felt that he should have been. consulted. He didn't really want to go to Aberdeen. The session had already begun, and the students were strange young men much older than he. : : But learning new things proved to be unexpectedly entertaining. Parris did not know that he was reggrded by the other students as something of a prodi They also thought him conceit and standoffish, 50 he made no friends. Outside of the classroms, Aberdeen made but little impression on him. His reading with Dr. Tower was a different matter. He spent three afternoon each week with Dr. Tower. He never forgot that first afternoon when, Cassandra answered his ring at the door. She pointed to the end of the hall. “Down theré—the last door.” Parris stood looking at her. She was much prettier than he had remembered her to be. “How ‘have you been, Cassie? .I| haven't seen you in an awfully long time.” ¥ “I'm all right” Parris walked the length of the dim passage and rapped softly on the door. “Come in, come in.” : The voice was something of a surprise. It was deep and musical. Parris entered. The room was

“How do you do, sir.”

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