"What am I to do with this, sir?"
"Anything you like. Put it into the fire if you choose."
The lady laid the fee on the table, went to the grate, threw the
prescription on to the fire, and hastily left the room.
The doctor followed her to the hall, earnestly pressing her to take back
the fee, or permit him to write her another prescription; but the lady
would not yield her vantage-ground, and so withdrew.
The foregoing is well authenticated. Mr. Stowe, the informant, knows the
lady well.
[Illustration: AN ECCENTRIC PATIENT.]
[Illustration: A WOMAN'S REBUKE.]