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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. 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
us smile. Petheridge Jukesbury caught her as she fell, and began to blubber like a whipped schoolboy as he stood there holding her in his arms. XXVII But Billy was not dead. There was still a feeble, jerky fluttering in his big chest when Colonel Hugonin found him. His heart still moved, but under the Colonel's hand its stirrings were vague and aimless as those of a captive butterfly. The Colonel had seen dead men and dying men before this; and as he bent over the boy he loved he gave a convulsive sob, and afterward buried his face in his hands. 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 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. D WITH AN ANXIOUS SMILE PETHRIDGE JUKESBURY CAUGHT HER AS SHE FELL AND BEGAN TO BLUBBER LIKE A WHIPPED SCHOOLBOY AS HE STOOD THERE HOLDING HER IN HIS ARMS TWENTY SEVEN BUT BILLY WAS NOT DEAD THERE WAS STILL A FEEBLE JERKY FLUTTERING IN HIS BIG CHEST WHEN COLONEL HUGONIAN FOUND HIM HIS HEART STILL MOVED BUT UNDER THE COLONEL'S HAND ITS STIRRINGS WERE VAGUE AND AIMLESS AS THOSE OF A CAPTIVE BUTTERFLY THE COLONEL HAD SEEN DEAD MEN AND DYING MEN BEFORE THIS AND AS HE BENT OVER THE BOY HE LOVED HE GAVE A CONVULSIVE SOB AND AFTERWARD BURIED HIS FACE IN HIS HANDS 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
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