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The banker groaned aloud. "I want to get to London," he said. "I must get to London!" THE BANKER GROANED ALOUD I WANT TO GET TO LONDON HE SAID I MUST GET TO LONDON
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. "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. STER 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 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
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