Is it part of
the agreement?"
Mr. Spriggins then drew attention to the motto--
_"non mihi sed meis vivo."_
The medical gentleman very quietly allayed Mr. Spriggins' fears by
convincing him that it was the motto--the principle which governed
the working of the institution, and also, gave the literal meaning
in our mother tongue.
"The very words I told Melindy Jane last night. Well, if it don't
seem, like magic. If it don't suit my case to a tee--not for myself
but others--well, there is just one mistake in it. I would say not
for myself--but mine."
Mr. Spriggins directed his remarks to the follower of Aeculapius
with an air of importance, and then began a vigorous onslaught on
the pronunciation of the foreign words.
"And that's Latin. Well, I never had such liken' for Latin afore. If
I wasn't too old would try to learn it yet--by jimminey, doesn't it
say nice things though?"
The forms being filled in and payments being made Mr. Spriggins
reluctantly arose to depart, but another glance at the motto and he
broke forth afresh. "It's just the thing that old Parson Simes was
speakin' of last Sunday--gracious me--who'd a thought there was so
much religion in the insurance business.
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