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1. THE CONSULTATION 2. LADY HARDY 3. THE DEPARTURE 4. AT MAIDENHEAD 5. IN THE LAND OF THE FORGOTTEN PEOPLES 6. THE ENCOUNTER AT STONEHENGE 7. COMPANIONSHIP 8. FULL MOON 9. THE LAST DAYS OF SIR RICHMOND HARDY |
THE SECRET PLACES OF THE HEART
CHAPTER THE FIRST
THE CONSULTATION
Section 1
The maid was a young woman of great natural calmness; she was accustomed to let in visitors who had this air of being annoyed and finding one umbrella too numerous for them. It mattered nothing to her that the gentleman was asking for Dr. Martineau as if he was asking for something with an unpleasant taste. Almost imperceptibly she relieved him of his umbrella and juggled his hat and coat on to a massive mahogany stand. “What name, Sir?” she asked, holding open the door of the consulting room.