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"You had better take yourself to a safe distance," advised Jan. "If this
goes off with a bang, your face will come in for the benefit."
"I say, though, it's you that must take care and not let it go off,"
returned Master Cheese, edging, nevertheless, a little away. "But about
that room? If old West----"
The words were interrupted. The door of the room in question was pushed
open, and Dr. West came out of it. Had Master Cheese witnessed the
arrival of an inhabitant from the other world, introduced by the most
privileged medium extant, he could not have experienced more intense
astonishment. He had truly believed, as he had just expressed it, that
Dr. West was at that moment a good mile away.
"Put your hat on, Cheese," said Dr. West.
Cheese put it on, going into a perspiration at the same time. He thought
nothing less than that he was about to be dismissed.
"Take this note up to Sir Rufus Hautley's."
It was a great relief; and Master Cheese received the note in his hand,
and went off whistling.
"Step in here, Mr. Jan," said the doctor.


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