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from New York, to the effect that if you
would call at a certain place in Wall Street,
you would hear something to your ad-
vantage?”

“T did,” replied the doctor. 7

“Well.”

“T called, accordingly, and received in-
formation which has proved greatly to my
advantage.”

“ What?’ Bunting looked surprised.

“The gentleman upon whom I called
was a leading director in —— Hospital,
and in search of a Resident Physician for
that establishment. I now fill that post.”

“Ts it possible?” Bunting could not con-
ceal his surprise, in which something like
disappointment was blended. “And you
did not write a similar letter to me last
April?” he added.

“Tam above such trifling,” replied the
doctor, in a tone that marked his real feel-
ings on that subject. “ A man who could. -
thus wantonly injure and insult another
for mere sport, must have something bad

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