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"Our first proceeding, sir, must be to straighten this poor leg," he said, soothingly. "We shall place the leg in a cradle, from the thigh downwards: but I won't trouble you with technical details. I doubt if we shall be justified in setting the leg to night; we must reduce the swelling before we can venture upon any 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." OUR FIRST PROCEEDING SIR MUST BE TO STRAIGHTEN THIS POOR LEG HE SAID SOOTHINGLY WE SHALL PLACE THE LEG IN A CRADLE FROM THE THIGH DOWNWARDS BUT I WON'T TROUBLE YOU WITH TECHNICAL DETAILS I DOUBT IF WE SHALL BE JUSTIFIED IN SETTING THE LEG TO NIGHT WE MUST REDUCE THE SWELLING BEFORE WE CAN VENTURE UPON ANY 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
is medical attendant, and looked anxiously about him. "You say this place is Rugby?" he asked, moodily. "Yes, this is Rugby," answered the surgeon, smiling, and rubbing his hands, almost as if he would have said, "Now, isn't _that_ delightful?" "Yes, this is the Queen's Hotel, Rugby; and I'm sure that every attention which the proprietor, Mr.——" "I must get away from this place to-night," said Mr. Dunbar, interrupting the surgeon rather unceremoniously. "To-night, my dear sir!" cried Mr. Daphney; "impossible—utterly impossible—suicide on your part, my dear sir, if you attempted it, and murder upon mine, if I allowed you to carry out such an idea. You will be a prisoner here for a month or so, sir, I regret to say; but we shall do all in our power to make your sojourn agreeable." The surgeon could not help looking cheerful as he made this announcement; but seeing a very black and ominous expression upon the face of his patient, he contrived to modify the radiance of his own countenance. TTING POSITION IN SPITE OF THE REMONSTRANCES OF HIS MEDICAL ATTENDANT AND LOOKED ANXIOUSLY ABOUT HIM YOU SAY THIS PLACE IS RUGBY HE ASKED MOODILY YES THIS IS RUGBY ANSWERED THE SURGEON SMILING AND RUBBING HIS HANDS ALMOST AS IF HE WOULD HAVE SAID NOW ISN'T THAT DELIGHTFUL YES THIS IS THE QUEEN'S HOTEL RUGBY I'M SURE THAT EVERY ATTENTION WHICH THE PROPRIETOR MISTER I MUST GET AWAY FROM THIS PLACE TO NIGHT SAID MISTER DUNBAR INTERRUPTING THE SURGEON RATHER UNCEREMONIOUSLY TO NIGHT MY DEAR SIR CRIED MISTER DAPHNE IMPOSSIBLE UTTERLY IMPOSSIBLE SUICIDE ON YOUR PART MY DEAR SIR IF YOU ATTEMPTED IT AND MURDER UPON MINE IF I ALLOWED YOU TO CARRY OUT SUCH AN IDEA YOU WILL BE A PRISONER HERE FOR A MONTH OR SO SIR I REGRET TO SAY BUT WE SHALL DO ALL IN OUR POWER TO MAKE YOUR SOJOURN AGREEABLE THE SURGEON COULD NOT HELP LOOKING CHEERFUL AS HE MADE THIS ANNOUNCEMENT BUT SEEING A VERY BLACK AND OMINOUS EXPRESSION UPON THE FACE OF HIS PATIENT HE CONTRIVED TO MODIFY THE RADIANCE OF HIS OWN COUNTENANCE
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