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Sometimes all was blank, at other times she was dimly conscious of what went on around, as when voices murmured together by her side, and Nurse related how she had spoken and answered a question, and the doctor declared in reply that she was better, decidedly better!
Then they all seated themselves at the table and the heavy beer-drinking set in, as among the Gods and Heroes of the old Northern mythology. "Brander! Brander!" screamed a youth, whose face was hot and flushed with supper and with beer; "Brander, I say? Thou art a Doctor! No, a Pope; thou art a Pope, by "
"In the name of goodness, doctor, ain't you going to tell me what's wrong?" "I know as little as you," said I. "But, whatever it is, the Major thinks it serious; so run, my man, and say that I am following." With something like a groan, Gumbo started off, and I turned to Mr. MacRea. "You will find a cup of coffee in your room," I said.
Frank then bade the Doctor a temporary farewell, and passing through the hall was about to leave the house, when a servant informed him that Miss Sophia Franklin wished to see him. He joyfully obeyed the summons, and found the young lady in deep distress at the condition of her sister Josephine, and very anxious for an explanation of the terrible cause.
In looking at me her chin doubled, and she seemed the personification of haughty disdain. "My dear doctor," she said, with proud emphasis on the "doctor," "it seems you have misinterpreted my words. I have never thought of encouraging you in desires such as you this moment expressed." I bent my head deeper still. "Dear countess, allow me to say that the misconstruction is on your side.
"The doctor says nothing can be done for him. He may live months. But if he is dying, let us leave him to meditate on the happiness and glory of another world." John made no further struggle. Another door had closed on him. But it was not necessary to go to Brother Paul that he might be with him always. The spiritual eye could see everything.
Doctor Gardiner talked with David Moore and his daughter, addressing no remarks whatever to the obnoxious visitor. "The impudent popinjay is trying to phase me," thought Wilde; "but he will see that it won't work." Accordingly he broke into every topic that was introduced; and thus the evening wore on, until it became quite evident to Doctor Gardiner that Mr. Jasper Wilde intended to sit him out.
"I wish to goodness there was something I could do for you," he said. "Would you would you care to see a doctor?" I shook my head, and could have smiled at his visible relief. "Then I'm going to prescribe for you," he said with decision. "It's the place that doesn't agree with you, and it was I who brought you to the place; therefore it's for me to get you out of it as quick as possible.
Pretty soon the horse doctor came in with a tin cup full of hot ginger tea. I took one swallow of it and I thought I had swallowed a blacksmith's forge, with a coal fire in it. I gasped and tried to yell murder. The horse doctor explained that he couldn't get any ginger, so he had taken cayenne pepper, which, he added, could knock the socks off of ginger any day in the week.
"How in the world came he here?" she gasped to herself, in the greatest amazement. But she had no opportunity to think long over the matter, for Jessie required the most immediate attention. "I think it will be best to send you a practical nurse," he said, as he took his departure. He spoke to Doctor Crandall about it immediately upon his return to the office.
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