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CHAPTER IX 



COMING EVENTS CAST THEIR SHADOWS BEFORE 



Next day Reginald drove into Bredford to in- 

 quire how Wadding was, and was told that he 

 had recovered consciousness early that morning 

 and had particularly expressed a wish to see 

 him, but that if he would kindly call again on 

 the following day they hoped that the patient 

 would be in a fit state to converse. 



' What do you think of his case ? ' queried 

 Reginald. 



' We don't know what his internal injuries 

 are ; he seems to be in a great deal of pain at 

 present, independently of his broken ribs. As 

 far as the concussion is concerned I think he 

 will be all right ; he is an abstemious man, and 

 naturally in excellent condition.' 



On the following day Reginald again called 



