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Nancy raced off, sobbing as she went, and she was in such a state of excitement that when at length she burst open the farmhouse door she seemed to have lost her speech. NANCY RACED OFF SOBBING AS SHE WENT AND SHE WAS IN SUCH A STATE OF EXCITEMENT THAT WHEN AT LENGTH SHE BURST OPEN THE FARMHOUSE DOOR SHE SEEMED TO HAVE LOST HER SPEECH
t. He was a good swimmer, and for a minute Nancy watched him in breathless silence. But when his little head rose out of the water he seemed half stupefied, and cried out in a weak voice, 'Help! I'm drowning!' then sank again. Nancy set up a shout then of frantic agony, and a carter coming over the bridge fortunately heard her, and came to the rescue, not a moment too soon. He threw off his coat and heavy boots, and plunged in just as Teddy's curly head rose for the third and last time. It did not take long to bring him to shore, but he lay in the carter's arms limp and lifeless, and Nancy burst into an agony of tears. 'He's dead! he's dead, and I've killed him!' she cried. The carter wasted no time in trying to restore animation to the little frame, but all his efforts were unavailing, and at last he said, 'I'll put him in my cart, and drive as fast as I can to the doctor's. It isn't more than a mile off, if so be that he's at home. You go home and fetch his mother as fast as you can.  IT WAS DONE WITHOUT A THOUGHT HE WAS A GOOD SWIMMER AND FOR A MINUTE NANCY WATCHED HIM IN BREATHLESS SILENCE BUT WHEN HIS LITTLE HEAD ROSE OUT OF THE WATER HE SEEMED HALF STUPEFIED AND CRIED OUT IN A WEAK VOICE HELP DROWNING THEN SANK AGAIN NANCY SET UP A SHOUT THEN OF FRANTIC AGONY AND A CARTER COMING OVER FROM THE BRIDGE FORTUNATELY HEARD HER AND CAME TO THE RESCUE NOT A MOMENT TOO SOON HE THREW OFF HIS COAT AND HEAVY BOOTS AND PLUNGED IN JUST AS TEDDY'S CURLY HEAD ROSE FOR THE THIRD AND LAST TIME IT DID NOT TAKE LONG TO BRING HIM TO THE SHORE BUT HE LAY IN THE CARTER'S ARMS LIMP AND LIFELESS AND NANCY BURST INTO AN AGONY OF TEARS HE'S DEAD HE'S DEAD AND I'VE KILLED HIM SHE CRIED THE CARTER WASTED NO TIME IN TRYING TO RESTORE ANIMATION TO THE LITTLE FRAME BUT ALL HIS EFFORTS WERE UNAVAILING AND AT LAST HE SAID I'LL PUT HIM IN MY CART AND DRIVE AS FAST AS I CAN TO THE DOCTOR'S IT ISN'T MORE THAN A MILE OFF IF SO BE THAT HE'S AT HOME YOU GO HOME AND FETCH HIS MOTHER AS FAST AS YOU CAN
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