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And he certainly could not have had time to descend the stairs, walk the length of the house, ring up New York, and deliver Dr Garford's message.... The same thought seemed to strike the surgeon. "Hello, Wyant?" he said. "Line busy," said Wyant curtly. About this time, Justine gave up her night vigils.
But Justine heard an inner voice, and its pleading shook her heart. She rose and filled the syringe and returning with it, bent above the bed.... She lifted her head and looked at the clock. The second hour had passed. As she looked, she heard a step in the sitting-room. Who could it be? Not Dr. Garford's assistant he was not due till seven. She listened again.... One of the nurses?
The growing conviction spurred him to fresh efforts; at Dr. Garford's request, he had temporarily handed over his Clifton practice to a young New York doctor in need of change, and having installed himself at Lynbrook he gave up his days and nights to Mrs. Amherst's case. "If any one can save her, Wyant will," Dr.
"There has been a motor accident beyond Clifton, and I have been sent for. I think I can safely be away for two or three hours, but ring me up at Clifton if you want me. Miss Mace has instructions, and Garford's assistant will be down at seven." She looked at the clock: it was just three, the hour at which she was to relieve Miss Mace.
Nethercliff," says Beatrice, laughing; "he has been asked here for my benefit. Mamma has just been telling me about him; he is Lord Garford's nephew and his heir. Lord Garford's place, you know, is quite the other side of the county; he is poor, so I suppose I might do for him," with a little grimace. "At all events, I am to sit next to him at dinner to-night, and make myself civil.
Garford's saying, with his kindly sceptical smile: "Poor Wyant believed to the end that we could save her" and felt again his own inward movement of thankfulness that the cruel miracle had not been worked.
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