Всадник без головы

Chapter 56

           "Shurly,"mutteredhe,hisconjecturalformofspeechshowingthathewasstillundecided,"Shurlyarterallitcan’tbeathingo’thetotherworldelseIkedn’taheernthecothugo’mybullet?Sartintheleadstruckaginsomethin’solid;anIreck’nthur’snothin’solidinthekarkidgeo’aghost?"

           "Wagh!"heconcluded,apparentlyresigningtheattempttoobtainasolutionofthestrangephysicalphenomenon."Letthedurnedthingslide!Oneo’twothingsitairboun’tobe:eytherabunnelo’rags,oroleHarryfromhell?"

           Ashere-enteredthehut,thebluelightofmorningstoleinalongwithhim.

           ItwastimetoawakenPhelim,thathemighttakehisturnbythebedsideoftheinvalid.

           TheConnemaraman,nowthoroughlyrestoredtosobriety,andundertheimpressionofhavingbeenalittlederelictinhisduty,wasreadytoundertakethetask.

           Theoldhunter,beforeconsigninghischargetothecareofhisunskilledsuccessor,madeafreshdressingofthescratchesavailinghimselfoftheknowledgethatalongexperiencehadgivenhiminthepharmacopoeiaoftheforest.

           Thenopalwasnear;anditsjuiceinspissatedintothefreshwoundswouldnotfailtoeffecttheirspeedycure.

           Zebknewthatintwenty-fourhoursafteritsapplication,theywouldbeinprocessofhealing;andinthreedays,entirelycicatrised.

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