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The doctor's friend -- The origin of their friendship -- Dick Kennedy at London -- An unexpected but not very consoling proposal -- A proverb by no means cheering -- A few names from the African martyrology -- The advantages of a balloon -- Dr. Ferguson's secret.
Dr. Ferguson had a friend -- not another self, indeed, an alter ego, for friendship could not exist between two beings exactly alike.