
Experiment Perilous
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(0.00 / 0 votes)I remember clearly
Everything that
happened that night.
For that was when it started
Innocently enough,
on an eastbound train.
It was in the early spring
of 1903 to be exact.
And the train was plowing
through a heavy storm.
I had been napping, and I awoke
to find her watching me.
Smiling, a birdlike
sort of little woman.
But behind that smile,
Something of terror
in her eyes.
She was badly frightened
by the storm
And she asked me
if she could sit by me.
She said it would
make her feel safer.
I reassured her to
the best of my ability
And wondered vaguely
if she were mentally ill.
she was nothing of the sort.
But now, she seemed
to read my thoughts.
Why, you're a doctor,
aren't you?
How did you know?
Oh, I know a lot
about doctors.
There's something
I like about them all.
The fat ones, and the thin
ones, and the homely ones.
And the good-looking ones.
It's as if they were looking
at something beneath the flesh.
Something that
does not change.
As grim as that, eh?
Oh, not grim exactly,
it's rather grave, that's all.
We're lucky
we're not out in it.
Oh dear, I do hope
I'm not going to be killed.
You see, no one
knows I'm here.
I've practically run away.
And I've simply
got to be home for tea.
It will be a little rough
But there's no cause
for worry.
When and where is your tea?
New York. Sunday.
Tomorrow.
You see, it's
Allida's birthday.
Nick's wife.
He's my brother.
Allida is so sweet.
Have you been away long?
Frightfully long.
Five years.
- Are you from New York too?
- Yeah.
Isn't it ridiculous
to stay away so long?
Of course, they thought
there was something wrong
With my heart.
But Dr. Hatch
Well, he was the doctor
at the sanatorium
Said that was nonsense.
Oh! It's getting bad,
isn't it?
We'll be through the worst
in a few minutes.
It's alright now.
It'll be fine from here on.
- Oh, you've been so kind.
- Oh, nonsense.
Now, I won't take up
any more of your time.
Will I see you tomorrow,
for lunch at least?
- Of course.
- You are kind.
And so, with
this chance meeting
Began for me,
the strangest days of my life.
Come in.
A note, sir,
from a lady.
Oh, thank you.
- Oh, is it almost 2:00?
- Yes, sir.
Thank you, sir.
Oh, good afternoon, sir.
Oh, I was afraid
you'd forgotten.
Oh, no. Only the time.
I ordered for you.
Otherwise, you would've
had to wait.
I hope you like steak.
Most men do.
Steak's safe. At least they
can't serve it with mayonnaise.
And do you like tea?
I carry my own.
Oh, yes.
I think there's nothing
so friendly as tea.
And this is Nick's
smoky souchong.
He imports it specially.
You'll see.
Oh.
Tell me, really. Were you
as calm as you appeared to be
Probably not.
A man has to pretend
that sort of thing.
I can usually tell
when people are frightened.
Nick was a very
high strung child.
And I practically
brought him up.
- Will you have sugar?
- Oh, no, thank you.
Oh, you are nice.
And then, of course,
Allida was a mere child
When Nick married her.
So you might say
I brought her up too.
Oh, such a child.
Nick was years older.
Dear Allida.
Oh, she's so beautiful.
I'm writing
a biography for her.
A biography of Allida?
Oh, dear, no.
Of Nick, for my diary.
But Nick must never know
I've written a diary.
"The Life and Times
of Nicholas Bederaux. "
Oh, so you are
Miss Bederaux?
- Didn't you know that?
- How should I?
And you don't know Nick?
Oh, I've heard
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