The Vestibule Limited Mystery — page 59: what you’re looking at

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50 THE VESTIBULE LIMITED MYSTERY. He raises his hand and removes the stopper—just in time I catch his arm. | “Rash man, you tempt your fate. What would you do now?” I demand. “Drain the bottle, and by living, prove your story to be the fabric of a diseased imagination.” “Or, what is more likely, by dying, prove the truth of it. See here, Mr. Hammond, as I said be- fore, I believe you to bea sensible man. Show it by agreeing with me that since there may be a mis- take about this liquid, you will at least make an experiment before swallowing it yourself.” “What you say is reasonable, sir, but let me see you produce the subject for the test.” “Ah! fortune enables me to do so, Mr. Hammond.” cComircbooks. (ele) mn