“Dr Watson himself admits the responsibility.”

“With a—what is it?—agreeable young man?”

“With a—what is it?—agreeable young man?”

“Only when in possession of his proper faculties,” said the doctor, dismally.

“Only when in possession of his proper faculties,”

“And an amiable disposition?”

“And an amiable disposition?”

“With suicidal tendencies, hang it!”

“With suicidal tendencies, hang it!”

“I should have thought,” said Welsh, with a laugh, “that they would only matter to himself.”

“I should have thought,”

“that they would only matter to himself.”

“But he is homicidal too—or at least it’s doubtful. I want to know a little more about that, thank you!”

“But he is homicidal too—or at least it’s doubtful. I want to know a little more about that, thank you!”

“What is the man’s name?”

“What is the man’s name?”

“Mandell-Essington.”

“Mandell-Essington.”

“Sounds aristocratic. He might come in useful afterwards, when he’s cured.”

“Sounds aristocratic. He might come in useful afterwards, when he’s cured.”

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