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The gentleman is  er  let us hope, in no immediate danger." "How dare you suggest such a thing, sir?" THE GENTLEMAN IS A LET US HOPE IN NO IMMEDIATE DANGER HOW DARE YOU SUGGEST SUCH A THING SIR
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. 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. HEST 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 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
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