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           "Heisinthemostfavorablepositionforthewoundsinhisbackandchesttosuppurateeasily,andabsoluterestisnecessary."

           "What!can’twecarryhimtoGraniteHouse?"askedPencroft.

           "No,Pencroft,"repliedthereporter.

           "I’llpaythevillainsoff!"criedthesailor,shakinghisfistinamenacingmanner.

           "Pencroft!"saidCyrusHarding.

           GideonSpiletthadresumedhisexaminationofthewoundedboy.Herbertwasstillsofrightfullypale,thatthereporterfeltanxious.

           "Cyrus,"saidhe,"Iamnotasurgeon.Iaminterribleperplexity.Youmustaidmewithyouradvice,yourexperience!"

           "Takecourage,myfriend,"answeredtheengineer,pressingthereporter’shand."Judgecoolly.Thinkonlyofthis:Herbertmustbesaved!"

           ThesewordsrestoredtoGideonSpilettthatself-possessionwhichhehadlostinamomentofdiscouragementonfeelinghisgreatresponsibility.Heseatedhimselfclosetothebed.CyrusHardingstoodnear.Pencrofthadtornuphisshirt,andwasmechanicallymakinglint.

           SpilettthenexplainedtoCyrusHardingthathethoughtheoughtfirstofalltostopthehemorrhage,butnotclosethetwowounds,orcausetheirimmediatecicatrization,fortherehadbeeninternalperforation,andthesuppurationmustnotbeallowedtoaccumulateinthechest.

           Hardingapprovedentirely,anditwasdecidedthatthetwowoundsshouldbedressedwithoutattemptingtoclosethembyimmediatecoaptation.

           Andnowdidthecolonistspossessanefficaciousagenttoactagainsttheinflammationwhichmightoccur?

           Yes.