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for the concert at the Colston Hall tonight. One performance only. I take it you can come?”
“Of course, Jane.”
Jane du Lac smiled. “Of course, Jane.” She looked at him with great affection. “You are so biddable. And I don’t mean that disparagingly. Your dif- fidence is a device, isn’t it? You value yourself so much that you don’t mind putting yourself at my command.”
There was a lot of truth in this. On meeting the student you would immediately have thought him shy and lacking confidence. This was an act; it was largely an unconscious act. Under this dif- fidence he possessed an acutely investigative and rather wayward mind. Passive diffidence allows
“On mee ng the student you would immedi-
ately have thought him shy and lacking con dence. This was an act; it was largely an unconscious act.”
a certain reserve which in turn allows a thorough examination. Jane du Lac, an investigative per- son herself, was one of the few people to have guessed this. The trait endeared him to her.
“What is the programme, Jane?” he asked.
“Vaughan-Williams’s Fourth Symphony. His Nor- folk Rhapsody. Some Rubbra: I forget. It’s all Eng- lish in temperament. The Bournemouth Sympho- ny Orchestra plays: Norman del Mar conducts.”
“That’s wonderful. Thank you. How much do I owe you?”
“No,” said Jane du Lac. “You have no money. I’m quite well off. That’s why I didn’t ask you before I bought them. Now it’s fait accompli.”
“You are very kind.”
Jane du Lac shrugged her shoulders and smiled. She paused. The body was now completely open before her. “Technique? Taking organs in situ or evisceration en bloc?” She looked at the student.
“I’m more familiar with the latter,” said the stu- dent.
“Evisceration en bloc it shall be, then.” Dr du Lac
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