"Are you not Doctor Growling?"
"You see the effect, Mr. Murphy," said the doctor, not noticing M'Garry's question—"you see the effect of the process."
"Wonderful!" said Murphy.
"Preserve us!" cried the bewildered apothecary. "How could I know you if I was dead, doctor? Oh, doctor dear, sure I'm not dead?"
"As a herring," said the doctor.
"Lord have mercy on me! Oh, Mr. Murphy, sure I'm not dead?"
"You're dead, sir," said Murphy; "the doctor has only galvanised you for a few moments."
"O Lord!" groaned M'Garry. "Doctor—indeed, doctor?"
"You are in a state of temporary animation," said the doctor.
"I do feel very odd, indeed," said the terrified man, putting his hands to his throbbing temples. "How long am I dead?"