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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. 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
 doing nicely--very nicely indeed." Margaret clutched his arm. "You--you mean----" "I mean," said Dr. Jeal, "that there is no fracture. A slight concussion of the brain, madam, and--so far as I can see--no signs of inflammation. Barring 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. NK WE SHALL NEED YOU AGAIN I AM HAPPY TO TELL YOU THOUGH THAT THE PATIENT IS DOING NICELY VERY NICELY INDEED MARGARET CLUTCHED HIS ARM YOU YOU MEAN I MEAN SAID DOCTOR GEEL THAT THERE IS NO FRACTURE A SLIGHT CONCUSSION OF THE BRAIN 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
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