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apothecary |
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apothecary Noun pl -caries Old-fashioned a chemist [Late Latin apothecarius warehouseman] apothecary 1. apharmacy. See also: Drugs
2. a pharmacist. ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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On being excluded, the old ladies changed their tone, and cried through the keyhole that old Sally was drunk; which, indeed, was not unlikely; since, in addition to a moderate dose of opium prescribed by the apothecary, she was labouring under the effects of a final taste of gin-and-water which had been privily administered, in the openness of their hearts, by the worthy old ladies themselves. He tried to reason himself out of fears, which the different judgment of the apothecary seemed to render absurd; but the many hours of each day in which he was left entirely alone, were but too favourable for the admission of every melancholy idea, and he could not expel from his mind the persuasion that he should see Marianne no more. The apothecary and all the people thought he must be mad, so they let him go. |
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