"Paper, sir," said the man; and he bought it and went in. He entered his
dining-room, and read the following paragraph;--
"A Mysterious Case.
"A report has reached us that a young man, about two or four and
twenty years of age, whose name is at present unknown, was found
yesterday (Sunday) to all appearance dead in a first-class carriage
of the 5 P.M. train from Brighton to Victoria. The discovery was
only made at Grosvenor Road Station, where tickets are taken before
entering Victoria. At Victoria the body was searched for purposes
of identification, and there was found upon him a card with the
following remarkable inscription:--'_I am not dead. Take me to the
St. James's Hospital._' To St. James's Hospital accordingly the
young man was conveyed. It seems probable he is in a condition of
trance--not for the first time--since he was provided with the
card, and knew the hospital with which is associated in all men's
minds the name of Dr Lefevre, who is so famous for his skill in the
treatment of nervous disorders.
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