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All through the long, feverish, restless night he lay pondering over this miserable interruption of his journey, while the sick nurse and the surgeon's assistant alternately slopped cooling lotions about his wretched broken leg. "To think that _this_ should happen," he muttered to himself every now and then. ALL THROUGH THE LONG FEVERISH RESTLESS NIGHT HE LAY PONDERING OVER THIS MISERABLE INTERRUPTION OF HIS JOURNEY WHILE THE SICK NURSE AND THE SURGEON'S ASSISTANT ALTERNATELY SLOPPED COOLING LOTIONS ABOUT HIS WRETCHED BROKEN LEG TO THINK THAT THIS SHOULD HAPPEN HE MUTTERED TO HIMSELF EVERY NOW AND THEN
 lotion, applied with linen cloths, must be kept on all night. I have made arrangements for a nurse, and my assistant will also remain here all night to supervise her movements." The banker groaned aloud. "I want to get to London," he said. "I must get to London!" The surgeon and his assistant removed Mr. Dunbar's clothes. His trousers had to be cut away from his broken leg before anything could be done. Mr. Daphney removed his patient's coat and waistcoat; but the linen shirt was left, and the chamois-leather belt worn by the banker was under this shirt, next to and over a waistcoat of scarlet flannel. "I wear a leather belt next my flannel waistcoat," Mr. Dunbar said, as the two men were undressing him; "I don't wish it to be removed." He fainted away presently, for his leg was very painful; and on reviving from his fainting fit, he looked very suspiciously at his attendants, and put his hand to the buckle of his belt, in order to make himself sure that it had not been tampered with. Y IMPORTANT STEP A COOLING LOTION APPLIED WITH LINEN CLOTHS MUST BE KEPT ON ALL NIGHT I HAVE MADE ARRANGEMENTS FOR A NURSE AND MY ASSISTANT WILL ALSO REMAIN HERE ALL NIGHT TO SUPERVISE HER MOVEMENTS THE BANKER GROANED ALOUD I WANT TO GET TO LONDON HE SAID I MUST GET TO LONDON THE SURGEON AND HIS ASSISTANT REMOVED MISTER DUNBAR'S CLOTHES HIS TROUSERS HAD TO BE CUT AWAY FROM HIS BROKEN LEG BEFORE ANYTHING COULD BE DONE MISTER DAPHNE REMOVED HIS PATIENT'S COAT AND WAISTCOAT BUT THE LINEN SHIRT WAS LEFT AND THE CHAMOIS LEATHER BELT WORN BY THE BANKER WAS UNDER THIS SHIRT NEXT TO AND OVER A WAISTCOAT OF SCARLET FLANNEL I WEAR A LEATHER BELT NEXT MY FLANNEL WAISTCOAT MISTER DUNBAR SAID AS THE TWO MEN WERE UNDRESSING HIM I DON'T WISH IT TO BE REMOVED HE FAINTED AWAY PRESENTLY FOR HIS LEG WAS VERY PAINFUL AND ON REVIVING FROM HIS FAINTING FIT HE LOOKED VERY SUSPICIOUSLY AT HIS ATTENDANTS AND PUT HIS HAND TO THE BUCKLE OF HIS BELT IN ORDER TO MAKE HIMSELF SURE THAT IT HAD NOT BEEN TAMPERED WITH
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