'It Was Me,' Said the Physician

The minister was glad to have reached the shelter without first betraying himself to the world by any of those strange and wicked eccentricities. And his encounter with old mistress hibbins, if it were a real incident, did but show his sympathy and fellowship with wicked mortals in the world of pervert spirits. The physician knew then that in the minister's regard, he was no longer a trusted friend, but his bitterest enemy. So much being known, it would appear natural that a part of it should be it is singular. However, how long a time often passes before words embody things? Two persons who choose to avoid a certain subject may approach its very verge and retire without