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"You see it was high time you came in; I should have been forced to amputate soon," said the Doctor. Thanks to his endeavours, all danger was over in about an hour, but he was advised to keep his hands at a good distance from the stove for some time still. YOU SEE IT WAS HIGH TIME YOU CAME IN I SHOULD HAVE BEEN FORCED TO AMPUTATE SOON SAID THE DOCTOR THANKS TO HIS ENDEAVOURS ALL DANGER WAS OVER IN ABOUT AN HOUR BUT HE WAS ADVISED TO KEEP HIS HANDS AT A GOOD DISTANCE FROM THE STOVE FOR SOME TIME STILL
en red-hot, and he was forced to let it drop. The sudden fall made it go off, and the last ball was discharged in the air. The Doctor ran out at the noise of the report, and understood all at a glance. He saw the animal walking quietly off, and poor Johnson forgetting his sufferings in his despair. [Illustration: ] "I am a regular milksop!" he exclaimed, "a cry-baby, that can't stand the least pain! And at my age, too!" "Come, Johnson; go in at once, or you will be frost-bitten. Look at your hands--they are white already! Come, come this minute." "I am not worth troubling about, Mr. Clawbonny," said the old boatswain. "Never mind me!" "But you must come in, you obstinate fellow. Come, now, I tell you; it will be too late presently." At last he succeeded in dragging the poor fellow into the tent, where he made him plunge his hands into a bowl of water, which the heat of the stove kept in a liquid state, though still cold. Johnson's hands had hardy touched it before it froze immediately. APED HIM THE SKIN OF HIS FINGERS STUCK TO THE GUN AS IF IT HAD BEEN RED HOT AND HE WAS FORCED TO LET IT DROP THE SUDDEN FALL MADE IT GO OFF AND THE LAST BALL WAS DISCHARGED IN THE AIR THE DOCTOR RAN OUT AT THE NOISE OF THE REPORT AND UNDERSTOOD ALL AT A GLANCE HE SAW THE ANIMAL WALKING QUIETLY OFF AND POOR JOHNSON FORGETTING HIS SUFFERINGS IN HIS DESPAIR I AM A REGULAR MILKSOP HE EXCLAIMED A CRY BABY THAT CAN'T STAND THE LEAST PAIN AND AT MY AGE TOO COME JOHNSON GO IN AT ONCE OR YOU'LL BE FROSTBITTEN LOOK AT YOUR HANDS THEY ARE WHITE ALREADY COME COME THIS MINUTE I AM NOT WORTH TROUBLING ABOUT MISTER CLAWBONNY SAID THE OLD BOATSWAIN NEVER MIND ME BUT YOU MUST COME IN YOU OBSTINATE FELLOW COME NOW I TELL YOU IT WILL BE TOO LATE PRESENTLY AT LAST HE SUCCEEDED IN DRAGGING THE POOR FELLOW INTO THE TENT WHERE HE MADE HIM PLUNGE HIS HANDS INTO A BOWL OF WATER WHICH THE HEAT OF THE STOVE KEPT IN A LIQUID STATE THOUGH STILL COLD JOHNSON'S HANDS HAD HARDLY TOUCHED IT BEFORE IT FROZE IMMEDIATELY
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