“Phew！Ifeel’sifI’dbeenvisitingstate’sprison。Letmesetoutdoorsaspellandlistentothesurf。It’sclean，anyhow，andthatcritter’stalkmakesmewanttogivemybrainsabath。“

　　Thewoodenclock，loanedbyMrs。Parker，thedoctor’swife，tickedsteadily，althoughahalfhourslow。Ellery，glancingatittoseeifthetimehadcomeforgivingmedicine，suddenlynoticedhowlouditstickingsounded。Wonderingatthis，hewasawaretherewasnoothersoundinthehouse。Heroseandlookedinatthedooroftheadjoiningroom。Thepatienthadceasedtoraveandwaslyingquietonthebed。

　　Theministertiptoedovertolookathim。And，ashedidso，themanopenedhiseyes。

　　“Halloo！“hesaidfaintly。“Whoareyou？“

　　Ellery，startled，madenoanswer。

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