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I would not for the world insinuate that he wishes she would slip and twist her foot a little, just a little, you know, but so that it would have to be laid on a pillow in a chair, and inspected, and bandaged, and delicately manipulated. There was a banana-skin which she might naturally have trodden on, in her way to the tea-table.
They were both admonished in a paternal kind of way, and sent about their business, since there was disputed evidence as to whether or not the lady with the bandage had provoked the attack, not only by her language, but by throwing a banana-skin at the lady without the bandage.
Nobody can suppose that it was there except by the most innocent of accidents. There are people who will suspect everybody. The idea of the Doctor's putting that banana-skin there! People love to talk in that silly way about doctors. Number Five had promised to read us a narrative which she thought would interest some of the company.
"Steady, Banana," remonstrated Stanley, "don't tease the kid." "They're not teasing me. I don't care what they say or what any of you do." "What a little liar it is!" taunted Banana-Skin, "when he's fairly blubbing there." "I'm not!" "Fetch the cane out," pursued Banana-Skin, unheeding. "It's no good talking. Get him over that chair, Kepple." "You shan't!" said Doe, trembling terribly.
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