Nothin'."
She fell down against the hard horsehair sofa, and stretched her arms
upon it, and laid her head against them, as if she prayed.
BOOK IV--DOCTOR LEVILLIER
CHAPTER I
THE LADY VISITS DOCTOR LEVILLIER
The Russian Grand Duke, whose malady was mainly composed of two
ingredients, unlimited wealth and almost unlimited power, was slow
in recovering, and slower still in making up his mind to part with the
little nerve-doctor whom he had summoned from England. And so London
was beginning to fall into its misty autumn mood before Doctor Levillier
was once more established in Harley Street. He had heard occasionally
from both Valentine and Julian during his long absence, but their letters
had not communicated much, and once or twice when he, in replying to
them, had put one or two friendly questions as to their doings, those
questions had remained unanswered. The doctor had been particularly
reluctant to leave England at the time when the Grand Duke's summons
reached him, as his interest and curiosity about Valentine had just been
keenly and thoroughly roused. But fate fought for the moment against his
curiosity. It remained entirely ungratified. He had not once seen
Valentine since the afternoon in Victoria Street, when the lamentation
of that thoroughfare's saint had struck consternation into the hearts of
musical sinners.
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