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The doctor continued to laugh while she was speaking . `` I laugh , '' he answered . `` It is a ease of contagious , mystic psychopathy ! But you must excuse me now , for I am due at Subiaco at eight o'clock . I hope you will enjoy yourselves . May your visit divert you , '' With this malicious thrust , he shook the reins on the mule 's neck , and rode on , fearing he might be obliged to give proofs of what he asserted . Noemi , who was the most agitated of the party at the prospect of seeing the man Jeanne loved , began to feel weary .