lam not sa'islied at all with the progress he has made, and I must request that you will allow mo to havo a con sultation with one of your leading physicians— you can choose, of courso, which you prefer— and also that Mr Moredith has a proper attend ant. The idea of his being entrusted to tho men I saw hero last night is not to he countenanced for one moment. It is enough to kill him. Has he had a good night t I should like to see him.' 'I do not choose that you should see him' again,' she answered. ' I consider that you havo very far exceeded your duty, and I must have a doctor who knows his place and keeps it. You do not suit me, Mr Darrell; and I shall discharge my obligations to you as soon as you send in your bill. Good morning ;' and sho glided oft" with a haughty gesture into tho inner drawing room, whore, ensconced in an easy chair, was her cousin. Mr Henry Stretton. Of course, after such a dismissal, I could not attempt to see Mr Meredith; but tho Veil was pretty offectuallly withdrawn from my eyes. I saw that my patient had only ono chanco for his life—that was through the prompt interference. of his sistor. Mrs Royston. Do what I liked I could not get tho idea out of my head that he was being secretly poisoned. Something must havo been administered to produce this overwhelming weakness, this childish sensibility. I could hardly believe that it was the same beaming stalwart young fellow I had seen leading his lovely young bride out of St. George's. I came to the resolution, there fore, that if Mrs. Uoyston was unable to get her brother removed from the house in which ho now lay, I should at once place tho matter before the matter before a magistrate. That same evening I had a telegram from Mrs. Royston, aud the next morning she came. I found her to be a most taking, kindly, sensible person ; and genuinely anxious and distressed about her brother. Her husband was an in valid, she said, and unable to accompany her; but sho had come at once, being all anxiety to hear what I had to communicate. 