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Mrs. John sank on her knees. 'Thank God!' was all she said, and then she fainted. Much later in the evening Teddy was placed in his own little bed at home; but though alive, his condition was most critical, and he lay in a heavy stupor, from which it seemed impossible to rouse him. MISSUS JOHN SANK ON HER KNEES THANK GOD WAS ALL SHE SAID AND THEN SHE FAINTED MUCH LATER IN THE EVENING TEDDY WAS PLACED IN HIS OWN LITTLE BED AT HOME BUT THOUGH ALIVE HIS CONDITION WAS MOST CRITICAL AND HE LAY IN A HEAVY STUPOR FROM WHICH IT SEEMED IMPOSSIBLE TO ROUSE HIM
face, and lips moving in agonised prayer, she flew along the road to the doctor's. She was shown into the room where the doctor was hard at work; but Teddy lay like a waxen image, with the sweetest smile on his lips, his fair curls clustering round his brow, and only an ugly bump amongst the curls told the reason of his sinking under the water again so suddenly. In breathless silence the mother stood and watched. 'Don't give him up, doctor!' she cried, as at last the doctor straightened himself and paused, looking at the mother sorrowfully. He shook his head, but set to work again, trying artificial respiration, and leaving no effort untried to bring back the life that had apparently departed. And then there came the moment when his efforts met with success, for placing his hand against the little heart he felt a feeble throb. He redoubled his efforts; the breath began to appear, a faint colour tinged the blue lips, and at last the heavy eyelids raised, and a faint voice said, 'Mother!  A SHAWL AND WITH WHITE SET FACE AND LIPS MOVING IN AGONIZED PRAYER SHE FLEW ALONG THE ROAD TO THE DOCTOR'S SHE WAS SHOWN INTO THE ROOM WHERE THE DOCTOR WAS HARD AT WORK BUT TEDDY LAY LIKE A WAXEN IMAGE WITH THE SWEETEST SMILE ON HIS LIPS HIS FAIR CURLS CLUSTERING AROUND HIS BROW AND ONLY AN UGLY BUMP AMONGST THE CURLS TOLD THE REASON OF HIS SINKING UNDER THE WATER AGAIN SO SUDDENLY IN BREATHLESS SILENCE THE MOTHER STOOD AND WATCHED DON'T GIVE HIM UP DOCTOR SHE CRIED AS AT LAST THE DOCTOR STRAIGHTENED HIMSELF AND PAUSED LOOKING AT THE MOTHER SORROWFULLY HE SHOOK HIS HEAD BUT SET TO WORK AGAIN TRYING ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION AND LEAVING NO EFFORT UNTRIED TO BRING BACK THE LIFE THAT HAD APPARENTLY DEPARTED AND THEN THERE CAME THE MOMENT WHEN HIS EFFORTS MET WITH SUCCESS FOR PLACING HIS HAND AGAINST THE LITTLE HEART HE FELT A FEEBLE THROB HE REDOUBLED HIS EFFORTS THE BREATH BEGAN TO APPEAR A FAINT COLOUR TINGED THE BLUE LIPS AND AT LAST THE HEAVY EYELIDS RAISED AND A FAINT VOICE SAID MOTHER
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