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A Sappho of Green Springs

CHAPTER I
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Dr.Duchesne with a sudden gesture waved aside his companions, but not before Josephine had bent her head eagerly forward.
"He is coming to," she said.
At the sound of that deep clear voice--the first to break the hush of the room--the dull eyes leaped up, and the head turned in its direction.
The lips moved and uttered a single rapid sentence.

The girl recoiled.
"You're all right now," said the doctor, cheerfully, intent only upon the form before him.
The lips moved again, but this time feebly and vacantly; the eyes were staring vaguely around.
"What's matter?
What's all about ?" said the man, thickly.
"You've had a fall.

Think a moment.

Where do you live ?" Again the lips moved, but this time only to emit a confused, incoherent murmur.

Dr.Duchesne looked grave, but recovered himself quickly.
"That will do.


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