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Selwoode, as they understood it, was no longer hers; and they knew Billy Woods well enough to recognise that from Selwoode's new master there were no desirable pickings to be had such as the philanthropic crew had fattened on these four years past. SELWOOD AS THEY UNDERSTOOD IT WAS NO LONGER HERS AND THEY KNEW BILLY WOODS WELL ENOUGH TO RECOGNIZE THAT FROM SELLWOOD'S NEW MASTER THERE WERE NO DESIRABLE PICKINGS TO BE HAD SUCH AS THE PHILANTHROPIC CREW HAD FATTENED ON THESE FOUR YEARS PAST
arring accidents, I think we'll have that young man out of bed in a week. Thanks," he added, "to Mr.--er--Jukesbury here whose prompt action was, under Heaven, undoubtedly the means of staving off meningitis and probably--indeed, more than probably--the means of saving Mr. Woods's life. It was splendid, sir, splendid! No doctor--why, God bless my soul!" For Miss Hugonin had thrown her arms about Petheridge Jukesbury's neck and had kissed him vigorously. "You beautiful child!" said Miss Hugonin. "Er--Jukesbury," said the Colonel, mysteriously, "there's a little cognac in the cellar that--er--" The Colonel jerked his thumb across the hallway with the air of a conspirator. "Eh?" said the Colonel. "Why--er--yes," said Mr. Jukesbury. "Why--ah--yes, I think I might." They went across the hall together. The Colonel's hand rested fraternally on Petheridge Jukesbury's shoulder. XXX The next day there was a general exodus from Selwoode, and Margaret's satellites dispersed upon their divers ways. N MADAM AND SO FAR AS I CAN SEE NO SIGNS OF INFLAMMATION BARRING ACCIDENTS I THINK WILL HAVE THAT YOUNG MAN OUT OF BED IN A WEEK THANKS HE ADDED TO MISTER ER JUKESBURY HERE WHOSE PROMPT ACTION WAS UNDER HEAVEN UNDOUBTEDLY THE MEANS OF STAVING OFF MENANGITISM PROBABLY INDEED MORE THAN PROBABLY THE MEANS OF SAVING MISTER WOODS'S LIFE IT WAS SPLENDID SIR SPLENDID NO DOCTOR WHY GOD BLESS MY SOUL FOR MONSIEGAN HAD THROWN HER ARMS ABOUT PETHRIDGE JUKESBURY'S NECK AND HAD KISSED HIM VIGOROUSLY YOU BEAUTIFUL CHILD SAID MISS YGONAN A JUKESBURY SAID THE COLONEL MYSTERIOUSLY THERE'S A LITTLE KOGRAC IN THE CELLAR THAT A THE COLONEL JERKED HIS THUMB ACROSS THE HALLWAY WITH THE AIR OF A CONSPIRATOR EH SAID THE COLONEL WHY A YES SAID MISTER JUKESBURY WHY A YES I THINK I MIGHT THEY WENT ACROSS THE HALL TOGETHER THE COLONEL'S HAND RESTED FRATERNALLY ON PETHERIDGE JUKESBURY'S SHOULDER THIRTY THE NEXT DAY THERE WAS A GENERAL EXODUS FROM SELLWOOD AND MARGARET'S SATELLITES DISPERSED UPON THEIR DIVERSE WAYS
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