in the veil, the darkness was punctuated with nothing but

was so convenient and so much safer than elsewhere--and my cellar was

a favorite place of refuge from the infuriated friends of the

Among the most notable of these doctors was an Indian named Sam

Patch, who several times sought asylum in any cellar, and being a

most profound diplomat, managed on each occasion and with little

delay to negotiate a peaceful settlement and go forth in safety to

resume the practice of his nefarious profession. I often hoped he

would be caught before reaching the post, but he seemed to know