d in my hand an atomiser, with which at
every convenient pause in the conversation I assiduously sprayed the
more remote recesses of the throat and the nose. Upon entering she was
good enough to enquire regarding my progress toward recovery and I,
replying, launched upon a somewhat lengthy description of the nature of
the malady, meaning in time to come to an enumeration of the various
succeeding stages of convalescence. In the midst of this she cut me
short with the brusque and abrupt remark that if I threw all the
medicines out of the window and put on my things and went for a long
walk I should feel a lot better in less than no time at all--such
substantially being her language as I recall it.

Between inhalations of the fluid contents of the atomiser I replied,
stating in effect that the fact of my having taken a walk was
responsible in no small measure for my present depleted state. Naturally
I made no mention of a certain contributory factor--namely, the unwise
and hasty step taken by me with regard to undergarments. I went on to
say that in no event, even though so inclined--a thing in itself
inconceivable--would I harbour the impulse to cast from my casements the
accumulation of vials, pill boxes, et cetera, with which I had been
provided by my friends, since inevitably the result would be to litter
the lawn without, thereby detracting from the kempt and seemly aspect of
our beloved institution, of which we who have learned to venerate and
cherish Fernbridge Seminary are justly so proud. Upon this point I spoke
with especial firmness. Perhaps it was the manner of my administering
this gentle but deserved rebuke--or possibly the words in which I
couched my chidings--at any rate she endeavoured to conceal the
discomfiture she must have felt beneath an outburst of laughter ere she
withdrew, leaving me to welcome solitude and my throat douche.

How different was the attitude of Miss Primleigh when she came to offer
her ministrations--all sympathy, all understanding, all solicitude! It
is to Miss Primleigh that I stand at this hour indebted for the loan of
the atomiser. She assures me that she has ever found it most
efficacious, and I, too, have found it so, although I admit the use of
it tends to produce a tickling sensation to membranes already made
sensitive by other applications.

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APRIL THE ELEVENTH.--Am entirely restored to normal well being except
for a stoppage of