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           Therogueslookedateachotherbutswallowedthehome-thrustinsilence.

           "Dickdon’tfeelwell,sir,"saidone.

           "Don’the?"repliedthedoctor."Well,stepuphere,Dick,andletmeseeyourtongue.No,Ishouldbesurprisedifhedid!Theman’stongueisfittofrightentheFrench.Anotherfever."

           "Ah,there,"saidMorgan,"thatcomedofsp’ilingBibles."

           "Thatcomesasyoucallitofbeingarrantasses,"retortedthedoctor,"andnothavingsenseenoughtoknowhonestairfrompoison,andthedrylandfromavile,pestiferousslough.Ithinkitmostprobablethoughofcourseit’sonlyanopinionthatyou’llallhavethedeucetopaybeforeyougetthatmalariaoutofyoursystems.Campinabog,wouldyou?Silver,I’msurprisedatyou.You’relessofafoolthanmany,takeyouallround;butyoudon’tappeartometohavetherudimentsofanotionoftherulesofhealth.

           "Well,"headdedafterhehaddosedthemroundandtheyhadtakenhisprescriptions,withreallylaughablehumility,morelikecharityschoolchildrenthanblood-guiltymutineersandpirates"well,that’sdonefortoday.AndnowIshouldwishtohaveatalkwiththatboy,please."

           Andhenoddedhisheadinmydirectioncarelessly.

           GeorgeMerrywasatthedoor,spittingandsplutteringoversomebad-tastedmedicine;butatthefirstwordofthedoctor’sproposalheswungroundwithadeepflushandcried"No!"andswore.

           Silverstruckthebarrelwithhisopenhand.

           "Si-lence!"heroaredandlookedabouthimpositivelylikealion."Doctor,"hewentoninhisusualtones,"Iwasa-thinkingofthat,knowingashowyouhadafancyfortheboy.

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