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"Oh, not necessarily," the youngaccustohtforward questions to be shocked

at an evident wish for a direct reply "His chances are better, because

they'll hang hiood deal of

shot out of his side, and there's a lot more for afterwhile, if he lasts

He's been off the table an hour, and he's still going"

"That's in his favor, isn't it?" said Meredith "And extraordinary, too?"

If young Dr Gay perceived a slur in these interrogations he betrayed no

exterior appreciation of it

"Shot!" exclaih where they got it beats me--we stripped 'em--and it wasn't Mr

Harkless's; he never carried one But a shot-gun!"

An attendant entered and spoke to the surgeon, and Gay rose wearily,

touched the drowsy young man on the shoulder, and led the way to the door

"You can co any

good to you He's delirious"

They went down a long hall and up a narrow corridor, then stepped softly

into a sent sht was low, and