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Chapter 27

           "Ha!"heexclaimedonawakingsuddenly,afteraslumberofanhour;"I’mthebetterofthatnap,Ralph.IfeeltwicethemanIwas;"andheattemptedtorise,butsankbackagainimmediatelywithadeepgroan.

           "Nay,Bill,youmustnotmove,butliestillwhileIlookatyourwound.I’llmakeacomfortablebedforyouhereondeck,andgetyousomebreakfast.Afterthatyoushalltellmehowyougotit.Cheerup,Bill!"Iadded,seeingthatheturnedhisheadaway;"you’llbeallrightinalittle,andI’llbeacapitalnursetoyou,thoughI’mnodoctor."

           Ithenlefthim,andlightedafireinthecaboose.Whileitwaskindling,Iwenttothesteward’spantryandprocuredthematerialsforagoodbreakfast,withwhich,inlittlemorethanhalf-an-hour,Ireturnedtomycompanion.Heseemedmuchbetter,andsmiledkindlyonmeasIsetbeforehimacupofcoffeeandatraywithseveraleggsandsomebreadonit.

           "Now,then,Bill,"saidIcheerfully,sittingdownbesidehimonthedeck,"let’sfallto.I’mveryhungrymyself,Icantellyou.ButIforgotyourwound,"Iadded,rising;"letmelookatit."

           Ifoundthatthewoundwascausedbyapistol-shotinthechest.Itdidnotbleedmuch,andasitwasontherightside,Iwasinhopesthatitmightnotbeveryserious.ButBillshookhishead."However,"saidhe,"sitdown,Ralph,andI’lltellyouallaboutit.

           "Yousee,afterwelefttheboatan’begantopushthroughthebushes,wewentstraightforthelineofmymusket,asIhadexpected.

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