Queer patients . long at his own pace. Daybreakwas just appearing, and the first streaksof golden sunlight lighted up the there jumped out of the hedge, infront of my horse, my reverend and eccentricfriend — this time with an axe on his stood straight in front of my horse, andI had to pull up. We exchanged morninggreetings and a few commonplace remarks,and he was talking to me quite rationally,when suddenly a somewhat fierce expressioncame over him, and he pointed with his handto the magnificent panorama of scenery whichlay all round us, a scene which embraced threeor f
Queer patients . long at his own pace. Daybreakwas just appearing, and the first streaksof golden sunlight lighted up the there jumped out of the hedge, infront of my horse, my reverend and eccentricfriend — this time with an axe on his stood straight in front of my horse, andI had to pull up. We exchanged morninggreetings and a few commonplace remarks,and he was talking to me quite rationally,when suddenly a somewhat fierce expressioncame over him, and he pointed with his handto the magnificent panorama of scenery whichlay all round us, a scene which embraced threeor four counties, and was of great beauty. Do you see all that, doctor ? indicatingthe distant scene with a sweep of his arm. Yes, I replied; I see it, and verybeautiful it is. Glorious, is it not ? he said, simplyglorious. It all belongs to me, you know, o 2IO QUEER PATIENTS every acre of it, and if you deny it, I willbrain you. I entirely agreed with him that the wholedistrict, as far as he could see, and as much. l WILL BRAIN YOU. fufther as he liked, was entirely at his dis-posal, and, tightening my reins, I gave myhorse a sharp touch of the whip, said good-morning to the clergyman, and left him MORE LUNATICS 211 standing somewhat surprised, I expect, atmy abrupt departure. It seemed to me,however, that the time had come when thatconversation might very well be stopped. The next incident in which I was mixedup with him was even more alarming, thoughnot without its humorous aspect also. Again,it was very early morning, just daylight, buton this occasion I was asleep in bed in myown home. I was aroused by the barkingof my dog who always slept in the hall bythe front door, and who generally informedme of the arrival of a patient before the bellrang. Immediately I awoke I heard footstepson the gravel approaching the front door,and then the bell. I jumped out of bed, andput my head out of the window to speakto the person, whoever he might be, as Iusually did before going downstair
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