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lockisit”heasked,heservantentered
”juststruckfive,sir”
”ed
”yes,sir”
”ihaveslept,”ralphsaid,halaugh”however,ifeelall
rightagain,now
”isbrotherup”
”no,sir,”thensaid
”percy”ralphshouted,”itisfiveoclockintheafteoonget
up”
”theothergentlenisnotinthenextroosir,”theservant
said
”ishenot”ralphsaid,puzzled”ielysleepylast
night,certainly;butnottoosleepy,ishouldhavethought,to
havedeastakeaboutthatifeelsurehehenext
roo”
”hee
toseeyoujustafteryougotintobedorderedhiobecarried
aton,inorderthatheghtnotdisturbyou
hesaiditialthatyoushouldhaveyoursleepout,
undisturbed”
”butybrotherdisturb”ralphasked,anxiously”is
henotwell”
”no,sir,hehasgotfeverhehasbeencallingout,agreatdeal
hehasgott,andthedoctorhasbeenevery
hour”
bythistiralphofbed
”herearesoansaid,handingtheohi
”thelandlordthoughtyoueatonce,whenyouwoke;
andorderedthreeorfoursuitsforyoutotry”
ralphseizedthefirstthatcatohand,andthreon
”allparisy,last
night,sirtherehavebeenhundredsofpeopleheretocall”
ralphdidnotevenhearwassaid
”noetohiatonce”
theservantledralphalongapassageandstoppedatadoor,at
ercyopenedthedoor
”thisistheothergentlen”
thesisteropenedthedoorforralphtoenter
”heisquietnopassionatetone
ralphpercylayinthebed,hhishead
surroundedhicehisfacewasflushed,andhiseyeswildhe
ovinguneasilyabout,talkingtohielf
”itisthatsasterofit,”hettered
”he,butisupposewe
didntperhapshegotdoer,how
uldhehavebetrayedusagain
”ihaveheardofliquidfire,butthatgotinto
veins,sohoeadofblooditellyou,ralph,itsno
goodicantstanditanylonger;butihat
saster,firstletgetathi”andhedeaneffortto
rise
thesistertriedtorestrainhibutsoviolents
torisethatralphingdown
hischeeksdoe
quiet,thesisterforedicinebetweenhislipsralph
holdinguphishead
”shallispeaktohiralphasked”heyknoyvoice”
”betteot,sir,”thenursesaid,”it
offagain”
””ralphasked
”hesaysitisbrainfever,”thenursesaid”heonlysaiditght
besodays,beforethecrisiscandthatheuldnotgive
anydeedtohavehope”
”thankgod,atleast,forthat”ralphsaid,eaestly
percy,tuinghisheadroundagain,caughtsightofralph
”ah,thereisthatsasteragainifnooneelsewillhang
hiiyselfletgetathi
andheagaindedesperateeffortstogetoutofbed
”youhadbettergo,sir,”oneofthesisterssaid,urgently”the
sightofyoukeshiogood”
seeingthatit;hisonly
fortbeingthatpercyended,andlookedafter,
asittobehehadscarcelyretuedtohis
rooerwasshownin
”idaresayyouhardlyreer,”hesaid”icaherehyou,
lastnight”
”iaerygladtoseeyouagain,andtothankyouforthetrouble
youtook,”ralphsaid”ioosleepytodoso,lastnight”
”notatall,”theofficeranshereha
ssagefrohegeneral,noodineh
hiut,hearingofthestateofyourbrother,heuldnotaskyou
toleavehiorsolongati;buthewouldbegladifyouwould
etoseehiforanhour,thiseveningheoknowhow
younagedtopassthroughthegelines;andhealsodesires
tobeinford,asfarasyouation,ofthe
nuerandpositionoftheene
”orethananything,isthatthedispatches
aredatedtheingofthethirteenthinstant;andyouwere
pickedup,bythefarcey,upontheeveningofthesixteenthit
seeincrediblethatyoushouldhavedohedistance,and
nagedtogetthroughthegelines,inthetionlyone
otherssengerhasgotthrough;andhisdispatchesorethan
tendaysold,heyreachedus,andhadbeenforestalledby
sopigeonsyoueerthananywehave
received”
”ontargis,”ralph
said;”onthefourteenthatlun,onthefifteenthatversailles;
andlastnightasyouknowhere”
”istnotgettheinfortionbeforethegeneral,”theofficer
said,halaugh”itishalfpastsix,no
sevenateshallwesaynine”
”ihereatnine,”ralphsaid,”butthegeneralwill,i
hope,ex,orfulldressofany
kindihave,ofurse,nothinge”
”generaltrochuandthat,”theofficersaid
”goodbye”
ralphnothedoctorhadjustehe
paniedbyanotherdicalnralphstoodby,insilent
attention,hedoctorfeltpercyspulse,andaskedafew
questionsofthenursetheythengavesoorders,andsaidthat
freshdicineshouldbesentin,inaquarterofanhour;andthat
theyeinagain,attenoclock,toseehowhewasgoing
on
”,sir”ralphasked,asthedoe
out
”hehasasharpattackofbrainfever,”thedoctorsaid,”butheis
young,
throughicannotsayanythingforcertain,atpresenttillthe
fevertakesatu,oneheotherbutihavestronghopes”
ralphorderedsodinnertobesentuptohisrooforhebegan
tobekeenlyaore
thanteal,hesatin
per,untilitetogotogeneraltrochus;keeping
hielf,hoionsoastobehiddenbythe
evidentlyexcitedthepatientpercy
was,as
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lockisit”heasked,heservantentered
”juststruckfive,sir”
”ed
”yes,sir”
”ihaveslept,”ralphsaid,halaugh”however,ifeelall
rightagain,now
”isbrotherup”
”no,sir,”thensaid
”percy”ralphshouted,”itisfiveoclockintheafteoonget
up”
”theothergentlenisnotinthenextroosir,”theservant
said
”ishenot”ralphsaid,puzzled”ielysleepylast
night,certainly;butnottoosleepy,ishouldhavethought,to
havedeastakeaboutthatifeelsurehehenext
roo”
”hee
toseeyoujustafteryougotintobedorderedhiobecarried
aton,inorderthatheghtnotdisturbyou
hesaiditialthatyoushouldhaveyoursleepout,
undisturbed”
”butybrotherdisturb”ralphasked,anxiously”is
henotwell”
”no,sir,hehasgotfeverhehasbeencallingout,agreatdeal
hehasgott,andthedoctorhasbeenevery
hour”
bythistiralphofbed
”herearesoansaid,handingtheohi
”thelandlordthoughtyoueatonce,whenyouwoke;
andorderedthreeorfoursuitsforyoutotry”
ralphseizedthefirstthatcatohand,andthreon
”allparisy,last
night,sirtherehavebeenhundredsofpeopleheretocall”
ralphdidnotevenhearwassaid
”noetohiatonce”
theservantledralphalongapassageandstoppedatadoor,at
ercyopenedthedoor
”thisistheothergentlen”
thesisteropenedthedoorforralphtoenter
”heisquietnopassionatetone
ralphpercylayinthebed,hhishead
surroundedhicehisfacewasflushed,andhiseyeswildhe
ovinguneasilyabout,talkingtohielf
”itisthatsasterofit,”hettered
”he,butisupposewe
didntperhapshegotdoer,how
uldhehavebetrayedusagain
”ihaveheardofliquidfire,butthatgotinto
veins,sohoeadofblooditellyou,ralph,itsno
goodicantstanditanylonger;butihat
saster,firstletgetathi”andhedeaneffortto
rise
thesistertriedtorestrainhibutsoviolents
torisethatralphingdown
hischeeksdoe
quiet,thesisterforedicinebetweenhislipsralph
holdinguphishead
”shallispeaktohiralphasked”heyknoyvoice”
”betteot,sir,”thenursesaid,”it
offagain”
””ralphasked
”hesaysitisbrainfever,”thenursesaid”heonlysaiditght
besodays,beforethecrisiscandthatheuldnotgive
anydeedtohavehope”
”thankgod,atleast,forthat”ralphsaid,eaestly
percy,tuinghisheadroundagain,caughtsightofralph
”ah,thereisthatsasteragainifnooneelsewillhang
hiiyselfletgetathi
andheagaindedesperateeffortstogetoutofbed
”youhadbettergo,sir,”oneofthesisterssaid,urgently”the
sightofyoukeshiogood”
seeingthatit;hisonly
fortbeingthatpercyended,andlookedafter,
asittobehehadscarcelyretuedtohis
rooerwasshownin
”idaresayyouhardlyreer,”hesaid”icaherehyou,
lastnight”
”iaerygladtoseeyouagain,andtothankyouforthetrouble
youtook,”ralphsaid”ioosleepytodoso,lastnight”
”notatall,”theofficeranshereha
ssagefrohegeneral,noodineh
hiut,hearingofthestateofyourbrother,heuldnotaskyou
toleavehiorsolongati;buthewouldbegladifyouwould
etoseehiforanhour,thiseveningheoknowhow
younagedtopassthroughthegelines;andhealsodesires
tobeinford,asfarasyouation,ofthe
nuerandpositionoftheene
”orethananything,isthatthedispatches
aredatedtheingofthethirteenthinstant;andyouwere
pickedup,bythefarcey,upontheeveningofthesixteenthit
seeincrediblethatyoushouldhavedohedistance,and
nagedtogetthroughthegelines,inthetionlyone
otherssengerhasgotthrough;andhisdispatchesorethan
tendaysold,heyreachedus,andhadbeenforestalledby
sopigeonsyoueerthananywehave
received”
”ontargis,”ralph
said;”onthefourteenthatlun,onthefifteenthatversailles;
andlastnightasyouknowhere”
”istnotgettheinfortionbeforethegeneral,”theofficer
said,halaugh”itishalfpastsix,no
sevenateshallwesaynine”
”ihereatnine,”ralphsaid,”butthegeneralwill,i
hope,ex,orfulldressofany
kindihave,ofurse,nothinge”
”generaltrochuandthat,”theofficersaid
”goodbye”
ralphnothedoctorhadjustehe
paniedbyanotherdicalnralphstoodby,insilent
attention,hedoctorfeltpercyspulse,andaskedafew
questionsofthenursetheythengavesoorders,andsaidthat
freshdicineshouldbesentin,inaquarterofanhour;andthat
theyeinagain,attenoclock,toseehowhewasgoing
on
”,sir”ralphasked,asthedoe
out
”hehasasharpattackofbrainfever,”thedoctorsaid,”butheis
young,
throughicannotsayanythingforcertain,atpresenttillthe
fevertakesatu,oneheotherbutihavestronghopes”
ralphorderedsodinnertobesentuptohisrooforhebegan
tobekeenlyaore
thanteal,hesatin
per,untilitetogotogeneraltrochus;keeping
hielf,hoionsoastobehiddenbythe
evidentlyexcitedthepatientpercy
was,as
... </P></TD>