Chapter 18: In the Night-Time

⁠​​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​⁠‘He must on no account be moved,’ said the dark little Belgian doctor, whose eyes seemed to peer so quizzically through his spectacles; and he said it with much positiveness.

That pronouncement rather settled their plans for them. It was certainly a professional triumph for Nella, who, previous to the doctor’s arrival, had told them the very same thing. Considerable argument had passed before the d