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Updated: May 5, 2025
Reginald chafed and grumbled and sulked for many a day; but the fact could not be gainsaid; those divided veins and tendons and nerves must take long to unite again; Mr. Holt found him one morning in such an unquiet mood. 'Armytage, said he, after the usual attentions to the wound, 'I suppose you consider this axe-cut a great misfortune?
He thinks this axe-cut of mine is discipline perhaps like the breaking-in which a wild colt requires; and as you and he are of the same opinion in religious matters, I was curious to know if you held this dogma also. She looked down for a moment. 'Not quite as you have represented it, she said.
"That wound of yours is troubling you?" he said. "Yes," said Alton dryly; "I'm afraid it will. Now I was a trifle confused when you helped me. Did I tell you how I got it?" Thorne remembering Seaforth's story answered indifferently, "I concluded it was an axe-cut." He passed on, but Alton had quick perceptions, and made a little gesture of contentment.
His face grew a trifle grey as he straightened himself with a visible effort and limped forward, for he was one who could make a quick decision, while to complete his bitterness Thorne came up behind him and slipped an arm beneath his shoulder. "You seem a little shaky, I'll help you up," he said. "An axe-cut? The effect will probably soon wear off."
They were guided to the spot by the sad whinings of faithful Ponto, who could not comprehend why his master was lying on the ground, half against a tree, and what meant that large crimson stain deepening in the pure snow. A desperate axe-cut in his foot this was the matter.
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