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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. 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
ling draught, we shall be quite comfortable for the night. I really never saw a cleaner fracture—never, I can assure you." But Mr. Dunbar raised himself into a sitting position, in spite of the remonstrances of his medical attendant, and looked anxiously about him. "You say this place is Rugby?" he asked, moodily. "Yes, this is Rugby," answered the surgeon, smiling, and rubbing his hands, almost as if he would have said, "Now, isn't _that_ delightful?" "Yes, this is the Queen's Hotel, Rugby; and I'm sure that every attention which the proprietor, Mr.——" "I must get away from this place to-night," said Mr. Dunbar, interrupting the surgeon rather unceremoniously. "To-night, my dear sir!" cried Mr. Daphney; "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.  WHEN OUR LEG HAS BEEN SET AND WE'VE TAKEN A COOLING DRAUGHT WE SHALL BE QUITE COMFORTABLE FOR THE NIGHT I REALLY NEVER SAW A CLEANER FRACTURE NEVER I CAN ASSURE YOU BUT MISTER DUNBAR RAISED HIMSELF INTO A SITTING POSITION IN SPITE OF THE REMONSTRANCES OF HIS MEDICAL ATTENDANT AND LOOKED ANXIOUSLY ABOUT HIM YOU SAY THIS PLACE IS RUGBY HE ASKED MOODILY YES THIS IS RUGBY ANSWERED THE SURGEON SMILING AND RUBBING HIS HANDS ALMOST AS IF HE WOULD HAVE SAID NOW ISN'T THAT DELIGHTFUL YES THIS IS THE QUEEN'S HOTEL RUGBY I'M SURE THAT EVERY ATTENTION WHICH THE PROPRIETOR MISTER I MUST GET AWAY FROM THIS PLACE TO NIGHT SAID MISTER DUNBAR INTERRUPTING THE SURGEON RATHER UNCEREMONIOUSLY TO NIGHT MY DEAR SIR CRIED MISTER 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
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