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Chapter 13. Patriarchal

           Noneofthecrowdbutthebearersandhebeingadmitted,thedisabledmanwassoonlaidonatableinacool,methodicalway,andcarefullyexaminedbyasurgeonwhowasasnearathand,andasreadytoappearasCalamityherself.‘HehardlyknowsanEnglishword,’saidClennam;‘ishebadlyhurt?’

           ‘Letusknowallaboutitfirst,’saidthesurgeon,continuinghisexaminationwithabusinesslikedelightinit,‘beforewepronounce.’

           Aftertryingthelegwithafinger,andtwofingers,andonehandandtwohands,andoverandunder,andupanddown,andinthisdirectionandinthat,andapprovinglyremarkingonthepointsofinteresttoanothergentlemanwhojoinedhim,thesurgeonatlastclappedthepatientontheshoulder,andsaid,‘Hewon’thurt.He’lldoverywell.It’sdifficultenough,butweshallnotwanthimtopartwithhislegthistime.’WhichClennaminterpretedtothepatient,whowasfullofgratitude,and,inhisdemonstrativeway,kissedboththeinterpreter’shandandthesurgeon’sseveraltimes.

           ‘It’saseriousinjury,Isuppose?’saidClennam.

           ‘Ye-es,’repliedthesurgeon,withthethoughtfulpleasureofanartistcontemplatingtheworkuponhiseasel.‘Yes,it’senough.There’sacompoundfractureabovetheknee,andadislocationbelow.Theyarebothofabeautifulkind.’Hegavethepatientafriendlyclapontheshoulderagain,asifhereallyfeltthathewasaverygoodfellowindeed,andworthyofallcommendationforhavingbrokenhisleginamannerinterestingtoscience.

           ‘HespeaksFrench?’saidthesurgeon.

           ‘Ohyes,hespeaksFrench.

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