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She was shown into the room where the doctor was hard at work; but Teddy lay like a waxen image, with the sweetest smile on his lips, his fair curls clustering round his brow, and only an ugly bump amongst the curls told the reason of his sinking under the water again so suddenly. SHE WAS SHOWN INTO THE ROOM WHERE THE DOCTOR WAS HARD AT WORK BUT TEDDY LAY LIKE A WAXEN IMAGE WITH THE SWEETEST SMILE ON HIS LIPS HIS FAIR CURLS CLUSTERING AROUND HIS BROW AND ONLY AN UGLY BUMP AMONGST THE CURLS TOLD THE REASON OF HIS SINKING UNDER THE WATER AGAIN SO SUDDENLY
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.' 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. Mrs. John saw her face, and started forwards. 'It's Teddy!' she cried; 'what has happened?' 'He's at--he's going to the doctor's dead!' she gasped, then fell breathless to the floor. Without a word Mrs. John snatched up a shawl, and with white, set face, and lips moving in agonised prayer, she flew along the road to the doctor's. R 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 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 MISSUS JOHN SAW HER FACE AND STARTED FORWARD IT'S TEDDY SHE CRIED WHAT'S HAPPENED HE'S AT HE'S GOING TO THE DOCTOR'S DEAD SHE GASPED THEN FELL BREATHLESS TO THE FLOOR WITHOUT A WORD MISSUS JOHN SNATCHED UP A SHAWL AND WITH WHITE SET FACE AND LIPS MOVING IN AGONIZED PRAYER SHE FLEW ALONG THE ROAD TO THE DOCTOR'S
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