This
is a professional point. If I allow erroneous explanations of the
muscular system to pass unchecked in my presence--"
"I don't want to make any!" cried Mr. Blyth, gesticulating violently in
the direction of Columbus. "I only want to--"
"To describe the use of a muscle before you describe the place of its
origin in the human body," persisted the Doctor. "No, my dear sir! I
can't sanction it. No, indeed! I really _can_ NOT sanction it!"
"Will you let me say two words?" asked Valentine.
"Two hundred thousand, my good sir, on any other subject," assented the
Doctor, with a sarcastic smile; "but on _this_ subject--"
"On art?" shouted Mr. Blyth, with a tap on Columbus, which struck a
sound from the canvas like a thump on a muffled drum. "On art, Doctor?
I only want to say that, as Columbus's early life must have exercised
him considerably in hauling ropes and pulling oars, I have shown the
large development of his _Biceps_ muscle (which is principally used in
those actions) through his sleeves, as a good characteristic point to
insist on in his physical formation.--That's all! As to the origin--"
"The origin of the _Biceps Flexor Cubiti,_ your Ladyship," resumed the
pertinacious Doctor; "is by two heads.
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