"You may go on," said the Recorder, nodding to Mr. Bliss.
"Is it not customary for papers read before your societies to become the property of the society, and are they not sent by the society to the journal in question?"
"Yes, I believe so."
"Was not your paper sent to the journal as usual, and was it not rejected by the journal?"
"I do not know that it was."
"Well, has your paper been published anywhere?"
"No."
"You said that you were present when Miss Sloane died. Now how did that happen. Were you sent for?"
"No. I had seen the patient with Dr. Fisher during the day, and she seemed to be improving, so much so that Dr. Fisher decided that we need not see her until the next morning. Later I thought this a little unsafe, and so I called during the evening."
"Oh! Dr. Fisher thought she was well enough, but you did not. Was that why you called at night?"