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"What do you think of Mr. Earlforward's health? " Violet demanded peremptorily, in the bedroom. Her features were alive with urgent emotion. She almost intimidated the doctor.
"Ha! " he retorted defensively, with an explosive jerk. "I haven't examined him. I have -- not -- examined him. He strikes me as undernourished."