asked Nan in her professional tone , which was always a quencher to undue raptures . ` Throat ? Oh , ah ! yes , I remember . It is well . The effect of that prescription was wonderful . I 'll never call homoeopathy a humbug again . ' ` You were the humbug this time , and so were the unmedicated pellets I gave you . If sugar or milk can cure diphtheria in this remarkable manner , I 'll make a note of it . O Tom , Tom , will you never be done playing tricks ? ' ' O Nan , Nan , will you never be done getting the better of me ? ' And the merry pair laughed at one another just as they did in the old times , which always came back freshly when they went to Plumfield . ` Well , I knew I should n't see you for a week if I did n't scare up some excuse for a call at the office . You are so desperately busy all the time I never get a word , ' explained Tom . ` You ought to be busy too , and above such nonsense . Really , Tom , if you do n't give your mind to your lectures , you 'll never get on , ' said Nan soberly . ' I have quite enough of them as it is , ' answered Tom with an air of disgust . ' A fellow must lark a bit after dissecting corpuses all day . I ca n't stand it long at a time , though some people seem to enjoy it immensely . ' ` Then why not leave it , and do what suits you better ?
I always thought it a foolish thing , you know , ' said XXXXX , with a trace of anxiety in the keen eyes that searched for signs of illness in a face as ruddy as a Baldwin apple .
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