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Soon after breakfast, on the following morning, Doctor Bardolf was shown into Jacob's sitting-room. He held his watch in his hand. Outside the house, the engine of his great automobile was purring gently.
"No change, Mr. Pratt," he announced. "All the symptoms, however, continue to be decidedly favourable."