Well, thank God, you've not been hurt, my boy.

It will teach us both to be more careful in future." That afternoon Frank was down with his second attack of fever, a much more severe one than the first had been.

Mr.Goodenough's favorite remedy had its effect of producing profuse perspiration, but two or three hours afterwards the hot fit again came on, and for the next four days Frank lay half delirious, at one time consumed with heat, and the next shivering as if plunged into ice water.

Copious doses of quinine, however, gradually overcame the fever, and on the fifth day he was convalescent.

It was, nevertheless, another week before he was sufficiently recovered to be able to resume his hunting expeditions.
They again shifted their camp, and this time traveled for three weeks, making short journeys, and halting early so as to give half a day from each camping place for their work.
Frank was one day out as usual with one of the Houssas.