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Over the Hookah; The Tales of a Talkative Doctor

George Frank Lydston

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Description:This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1896 edition. Excerpt: ... THE PASSING OF MAJOR MERRIWETHER. L 'HEN I arrived at Doctor Weymouth's house, he was at dinner. He had been detained quite late by his calls, and, as he expressed it, was now assiduously attending to his most exacting patient, his stomach. Pete announced my arrival, and returned with the message that his master wished to see me in the dining-room. I found the doctor eating his repast in solitude. "Ah! good evening, sir," he said, "I am more than glad to see you. Mrs. Weymouth went to a ladies' reception this afternoon and has not yet returned, consequently, I was beginning to be a bit lonesome. Will you not join me?--I have but just commenced my dinner." "I thank you, doctor," I replied, "but I have just arisen from the table myself, and could not possibly do your hospitable board full justice." "Oh, well," said the doctor, "you will at least partake of a cup of coffee--there's always room for that, you know. Besides, I want you to keep me company for my digestion's sake. And, by the way, I haven't had time to glance at the evening paper yet--would you mind looking it over and reading anything that seems interesting?" "Why, I should be glad to do so, sir," I replied. After scanning the headlines for a moment, I turned to the editorial page and said, "Well, doctor, I don't see much in the news columns that I would consider interesting, but here are several editorials which seem rather suggestive." "Ah, indeed!" said my friend. "Pray read them." I then began reading an article on the suicide problem, in which the suicide was stigmatized in unmeasured terms as a coward. Doctor Weymouth interrupted me with-- "That is enough of that, my boy. The editor is singing the same old song upon a subject he knows very little about. I presume there are...We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Over the Hookah; The Tales of a Talkative Doctor. To get started finding Over the Hookah; The Tales of a Talkative Doctor, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1896 edition. Excerpt: ... THE PASSING OF MAJOR MERRIWETHER. L 'HEN I arrived at Doctor Weymouth's house, he was at dinner. He had been detained quite late by his calls, and, as he expressed it, was now assiduously attending to his most exacting patient, his stomach. Pete announced my arrival, and returned with the message that his master wished to see me in the dining-room. I found the doctor eating his repast in solitude. "Ah! good evening, sir," he said, "I am more than glad to see you. Mrs. Weymouth went to a ladies' reception this afternoon and has not yet returned, consequently, I was beginning to be a bit lonesome. Will you not join me?--I have but just commenced my dinner." "I thank you, doctor," I replied, "but I have just arisen from the table myself, and could not possibly do your hospitable board full justice." "Oh, well," said the doctor, "you will at least partake of a cup of coffee--there's always room for that, you know. Besides, I want you to keep me company for my digestion's sake. And, by the way, I haven't had time to glance at the evening paper yet--would you mind looking it over and reading anything that seems interesting?" "Why, I should be glad to do so, sir," I replied. After scanning the headlines for a moment, I turned to the editorial page and said, "Well, doctor, I don't see much in the news columns that I would consider interesting, but here are several editorials which seem rather suggestive." "Ah, indeed!" said my friend. "Pray read them." I then began reading an article on the suicide problem, in which the suicide was stigmatized in unmeasured terms as a coward. Doctor Weymouth interrupted me with-- "That is enough of that, my boy. The editor is singing the same old song upon a subject he knows very little about. I presume there are...We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Over the Hookah; The Tales of a Talkative Doctor. To get started finding Over the Hookah; The Tales of a Talkative Doctor, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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