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Melbourne House, Volume 1

CHAPTER XV
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Juanita applied water and salts too, deftly; and then asked the Captain, "What is it, sir ?" "There's a foot hurt here," said the Captain, giving more attention to the hurt than he had had chance to do before.

"Pray heaven it is not broken! I am afraid it is,--the ankle--or dislocated." "Then Heaven knows _why_ it is broken," said the old woman quietly.

"The gentleman will go for a doctor, sir ?" "Yes, that must be the first thing," said Capt.

Drummond gravely.

"Where shall I find him ?" "Dr.Sandford--the gentleman, knows the road to Mr.St.Leonard's ?" "Yes--the Craigs--I know." "Dr.Sandford is half way there--where the gentleman remembers a great brown house in the middle of the cedar trees." The Captain beat his brain to remember, thought he did, and was starting away, but turned back to see Daisy's eyes open first; fearing lest she might be alarmed if he were not by her when she came to herself.


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