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gasped the doctor ; `` but that -- of which we were -- talking -- this -- afternoon -- is -- uppermost -- in -- my -- mind . You -- you -- wished -- me -- to -- give my -- consent -- to -- to -- your -- wooing -- and wedding little -- Dorothy . I -- give -- it -- to you -- here -- and -- now -- with -- my -- blessing -- for -- I -- know -- she -- cares -- for you . Six months -- from -- to-day -- at -- noon -- my -- will -- must be read ; and on that day you -- must marry her -- if ever -- aye -- you must -- be wedded -- ere that noon-hour -- shall have waned . Then -- then -- within that hour -- you shall know -- the contents of -- my will ; and -- remember , too , that -- it -- is -- irrevocable ! '' Harry Kendal reeled back , like one dazed by an awful blow . The suddenness of this affair had taken his breath away .