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"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. 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
e! ah, of course, there was no hope! the thin little whisper told her. By and bye, though--after centuries of waiting--the three men came into the hall. "Miss Hugonin," said Dr. Jeal, with a strange kindness in his voice, "I don't think 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 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. LET US HAVE THE ROOM MISS HUGONAN IN THE HALL SHE WAITED HOPE OF COURSE THERE WAS NO HOPE THAT THE LITTLE WHISPER TOLD HER BY AND BY THOUGH AFTER CENTURIES OF WAITING THE THREE MEN CAME INTO THE HALL MISS HUGHGONAN SAID DOCTOR GILL WITH A STRANGE KINDNESS IN HIS VOICE I DON'T THINK 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
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