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And I tell you, sir, _that boy is not going to die_." Afterward he turned and went into Selwoode defiantly. XXVIII In the living hall the Colonel found Margaret, white as paper, with purple lips that timidly smiled at him. "Why ain't you in bed?" the old gentleman demanded, with as great an affectation of sternness as he could muster. To say the truth, it was not much; for Colonel Hugonin, for all his blustering optimism, was sadly shaken now. AND I TELL YOU SIR THAT BOY IS NOT GOING TO DIE AFTERWARD HE TURNED AND WENT INTO SELLWARD DEFIANTLY TWENTY EIGHT IN THE LIVING HALL THE COLONEL FOUND MARGARET WHITE AS PAPER WITH PURPLE LIPS THAT TIMIDLY SMILED AT HIM WHY AIN'T YOU IN BED THE OLD GENTLEMAN DEMANDED WITH AS GREAT AN AFFECTATION OF STERNNESS AS HE COULD MUSTER TO SAY THE TRUTH IT WAS NOT MUCH FOR COLONEL HUGONIAN FOR ALL HIS BLUSTERING OPTIMISM WAS SADLY SHAKEN NOW
dling in this fashion--"Damme, sir, like a damn' snail with a wooden leg!" "I am afraid," said Kennaston, gravely, "that the doctor will be of very little use when he does arrive." There was that in his face which made the Colonel pause in his objurgations. "Sir," said the Colonel, "what--do--you--mean?" He found articulation somewhat difficult. "In your absence," Kennaston answered, "Mr. Jukesbury, who it appears knows something of medicine, has subjected Mr. Woods to an examination. It--it would be unkind to deceive you----" "Come to the point, sir," the Colonel interrupted him. "What--do you--mean?" "I mean," said Felix Kennaston, sadly, "that--he is afraid--Mr. Woods will never recover consciousness." Colonel Hugonin stared at him. The skin of his flabby, wrinkled old throat was working convulsively. Then, "You're wrong, sir," the Colonel said. "Billy _shan't_ die. Damn Jukesbury! Damn all doctors, too, sir! I put my trust in my God, sir, and not in a box of damn' sugar-pills, sir. WOULD HOLD HIM RESPONSIBLE PERSONALLY SIR FOR THE CONSEQUENCES OF HIS DAWDLING IN THIS FASHION DAMN SIR LIKE A DAMNED SNAIL WITH A WOODEN LEG I AM AFRAID SAID KASTON GRAVELY THAT THE DOCTOR WILL BE OF VERY LITTLE USE WHEN HE DOES ARRIVE THERE WAS THAT IN HIS FACE WHICH MADE THE COLONEL PAUSE IN HIS OBJURGATIONS SIR SAID THE COLONEL WHAT DO YOU MEAN HE FOUND ARTICULATION SOMEWHAT DIFFICULT IN YOUR ABSENCE KENNASTON ANSWERED MISTER JUKESBURY WHO IT APPEARS KNOWS SOMETHING OF MEDICINE HAS SUBJECTED MISTER WOODS TO AN EXAMINATION IT IT WOULD BE UNKIND TO DECEIVE YOU COME TO THE POINT SIR THE COLONEL INTERRUPTED HIM WHAT DO YOU MEAN I MEAN SAID FELIX KNASTON SADLY THAT HE IS AFRAID MISTER WOODS WILL NEVER RECOVER CONSCIOUSNESS COLONEL HUGUNNAN STARED AT HIM THE SKIN OF HIS FLABBY WRINKLED OLD THROAT WAS WORKING CONVULSIVELY AND THEN YOU'RE WRONG SIR THE COLONEL SAID BILLY SHAN'T DIE DAMN JUKESBURY DAMN ALL DOCTORS TOO SIR I PUT MY TRUST ON MY GOD SIR AND NOT IN A BOX OF DAMN SUGAR PILLS SIR
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