Доводы рассудка

           CaptainBenwickhadbeenseenflyingbytheirhouse,withacountenancewhichshowedsomethingtobewrong;andtheyhadsetoffimmediately,informedanddirectedastheypassed,towardsthespot.ShockedasCaptainHarvillewas,hebroughtsensesandnervesthatcouldbeinstantlyuseful;andalookbetweenhimandhiswifedecidedwhatwastobedone.Shemustbetakentotheirhouse;allmustgototheirhouse;andawaitthesurgeon’sarrivalthere.Theywouldnotlistentoscruples:hewasobeyed;theywereallbeneathhisroof;andwhileLouisa,underMrsHarville’sdirection,wasconveyedupstairs,andgivenpossessionofherownbed,assistance,cordials,restorativesweresuppliedbyherhusbandtoallwhoneededthem.

           Louisahadonceopenedhereyes,butsoonclosedthemagain,withoutapparentconsciousness.Thishadbeenaproofoflife,however,ofservicetohersister;andHenrietta,thoughperfectlyincapableofbeinginthesameroomwithLouisa,waskept,bytheagitationofhopeandfear,fromareturnofherowninsensibility.Mary,too,wasgrowingcalmer.

           Thesurgeonwaswiththemalmostbeforeithadseemedpossible.Theyweresickwithhorror,whileheexamined;buthewasnothopeless.Theheadhadreceivedaseverecontusion,buthehadseengreaterinjuriesrecoveredfrom:hewasbynomeanshopeless;hespokecheerfully.