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It was Petheridge Jukesbury, then, who stalked into Mrs. Haggage's apartments and appropriated her mattress as the first at hand, and afterward waddled through the gardens bearing it on his fat shoulders, and still later lifted Billy upon it as gently as a woman could have. IT WAS PETHERIDGE JUKESBURY THEN WHO STALKED INTO MISSUS HAGGAGE'S APARTMENTS AND APPROPRIATED HER MATTRESS AS THE FIRST AT HAND AND AFTERWARD WADDLED THROUGH THE GARDENS BEARING IT ON HIS FAT SHOULDERS AND STILL LATER LIFTED BILLY UPON IT AS GENTLY AS A WOMAN COULD HAVE
he world--it was Petheridge Jukesbury who rose to meet the occasion. His suavity and blandness forgotten in the presence of death, he mounted with confident alacrity to heights of greatness. Masterfully, he overrode them all. He poured brandy between Billy's teeth. Then he ordered the ladies off to bed, and recommended to Mr. Kennaston--when that gentleman spoke of a clergyman--a far more startling destination. For, "It is far from my intention," said Mr. Jukesbury, "to appear lacking in respect to the cloth, but--er--just at present I am inclined to think we are in somewhat greater need of a mattress and a doctor and--ah--the exercise of a little common-sense. The gentleman is--er--let us hope, in no immediate danger." "How dare you suggest such a thing, sir?" thundered Petheridge Jukesbury. "Didn't you see that poor girl's face? I tell you I'll be damned if he dies, sir!" And I fancy the recording angel heard him, and against a list of wordy cheats registered that oath to his credit. ANDS THEN OF ALL UNLIKELY PERSONS IN THE WORLD IT WAS PETHERIDGE JUKESBURY WHO ROSE TO MEET THE OCCASION HIS SUAVITY AND BLANDNESS FORGOTTEN IN THE PRESENCE OF DEATH HE MOUNTED WITH CONFIDENT ALACRITY TO HEIGHTS OF GREATNESS MASTERFULLY HE OVERROAD THEM ALL HE POURED BRANDY BETWEEN BILLY'S TEETH THEN HE ORDERED THE LADIES OFF TO BED AND RECOMMENDED TO MISTER KNASTON WHEN THAT GENTLEMAN SPOKE OF A CLERGYMAN A FAR MORE STARTLING DESTINATION FOR IT IS FAR FROM MY INTENTION SAID MISTER JEWKESBURY TO APPEAR LACKING IN RESPECT TO THE CLOTH BUT ER JUST AT PRESENT I'M INCLINED TO THINK WE ARE IN SOMEWHAT GREATER NEED OF A MATTRESS AND A DOCTOR AND A THE EXERCISE OF A LITTLE COMMON SENSE THE GENTLEMAN IS A LET US HOPE IN NO IMMEDIATE DANGER HOW DARE YOU SUGGEST SUCH A THING SIR THUNDERED PETHERIDGE JUKESBURY DIDN'T YOU SEE THAT POOR GIRL'S FACE I TELL YOU I'LL BE DAMNED IF HE DIES SIR AND I FANCY THE RECORDING ANGEL HEARD HIM AND AGAINST A LIST OF WORDY CHEATS REGISTERED THAT OATH TO HIS CREDIT
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