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At worst it can only be a sad interruption and episode . Hobart will be better satisfied in the end if he does what he now thinks his duty . '' `` Yours is the right view , '' assented the young man , firmly . `` I shall take the midnight train , and telegraph as soon as I have seen my cousin and the hospital surgeon . '' He went home and hastily made his preparations ; then , with valise in hand , returned to the Kembles ' . The old people bade him Godspeed on his journey , and considerately left him with his affianced . `` Hobart , '' Helen entreated , as they were parting , `` be more than ordinarily prudent .