derthattreatntetoi
suspeaynothaveasyetfully
declareditselfhaveyoudonehtheblankets”
”i,butcarriedtheyselfinto
thekitchentheblanketsnexttoithrooatubandpourboiling;theothersihangupbeforeahugefire,soastobedryforthenextoperationitakecarethatjohndoesnotenterthekitchen”
”hoenhaveyoudohis”
”fourtis,andlayeachtiforanhourintheblanketsifeelveryusthavelostverynypoundsinyhead
isylegshave
notspread,andseeolessdarkinlourthantheywere””yourcaseisthesthopefulthatihaveseen,”drhodgessaid”thesysteashadeveryadvantage,andtothisitossuccessinthefirstplace,youbeganitassoonasyoufeltunostpeoplehertheypaid
pto,andghtnothavenoticedthe
plaguerksevenheytobedinthesendplace,youareolandllected,andvoluntarilydeliveredyourselftothetreatntandinthethirdplaportant
perhapsofall,youhgenerallyyouhadnot
advertised,orwearing
yourselfoutbyvainterrorsniyninecasesoutofahundredhereachofhelpbeforetheyonscious
ofillness,andbetoo
asthatyouhaveundergoneanotherthingisthattheredyuldhardlybeattetedinahousefulloffrightenedpeopletherewouldbesuretobecarelessnessinthetteroftheblankets,h,unlesstreatedasyouhavedone,eansof
spreadingtheinfectionoverthehouseatanyrate,iinuethesent
intheshapeofbrothfrequently,butinsllquantityiwoulddoitagainatdnight;tiseto
gatherstrengthagainiseeyouhavefaithintobac””yes,doctorineverletjohnafterihave
takenabathuntilitisfulloftobacskeihavetadeselfillhittoday”
”dontcarryittoofar,lad;foralthoughialsobelieveinthevirtueoftheisapoto
hingforyouyouandyour
nseeotohavetreatedtheattackfarresuccessfullythanishouldhavedone;for,indeed,thisnthveryfehoseattackedhaverevered,enthasbeenishall
eroundearlytorrooingtoseeho
presentnothingcanbebettersincethefirstoutbreak,ihavenotseenasinglecaseinhepatientowards
reveryinsoshortatiafterthedisveryoftheinfection”johnontcainhabasinofbroth
”thisisgoodfriend,johnor”
”yououghttobecalleddrjohnhedoctor,whowasoneofthestfausofhisti,said,ile,asheshookhands”yourtreatntseetobedoingwonders”
”itseetoheisdoingafraidheis
carryingittoofar;heissoand”
”nevedthat,”thedoctorsaid;”itobuild
hipihavetoldhibr >
tohaveanothertuintheblanketsattonight;italadygetafreshholdofhibutdontpush
ittoofar,ladifyoubegintofeelfaint,stopit,evenifyouhavenotbeenaquarterofanhourintheblanketsdonotveryourselfuptoolynaturehavearesti
shallberoundbetandnine,andnodoubtyouwillhavehadanotherbathbeforeiedonotsleepintheroowilkes;heissuretogooffsoundlytosleep,andthereisnouseyourrunninganyneedlessrisklethisandopen;indeed,itshouldalwaysbeopen,exceptigatingthe
roolethiaveachairbytheopenuch
freshairaspossible;butbesurethatheislyhblankets,soastoavoidgettingaightplaceahandbellbythesideofhisbedtonight,sothathecansuonsyoushouldhehaveoccasion”
enextinghenoddedapprovinglyassoonashe
feltcyrilshand
”nothinguldbebetter,”hesaid;”yourpulseisevenquieterthanlastnightnoelookatthosespots”
”theyarefainter,”cyrilsaid
”agreatdeal,”drhodgessaid,inatoneofthegreatestpleasure”thankgod,lad,itisdyingoutnotabovethreeorfourtissincetheplaguebeganhaveibeenabletosaysoishallgoaboutentin
everycaseheleastchanceofitsbeingcarriedout,buticannothopethatitenproveassuccessfulasithashyouyouhavehadeverythinginyourfavouryouth,agoodnstitution,atranquilnd,anabsenceoffear,an**ithingod”
”andagoodattendant,doctordontforgetthat””no,thatgoesforagreatdeal,ladforagreatdealnotonenurseoutofahundredyinstructionscarefully;notonepatientinathousandoseethattheyarried
outofurseyouent,butdonotpush
ittoextres;youhavepulledyourselfdoust
notgotoofardoyouperceiveanychangeintheodourakeofftheblankets”
”yes,doctor,agreatchange;iuldscarcelydistingui**thising,andindeedalloout,asidont
thinkiselfuldhavehekitchen,thoughitis
buttenorttoskefuriouslyallthe
ti,andtoeoutofthekitup”
orebathsintheurseoftheday,butwasonly
abletosustaintheortinuteseach,asbytheendofthattihenearlyfaintedthedoeinlateintheevening”thespotsaregone,doctor,”cyrilsaid
”thenithinkyouynsideryourselfcured,laddonottakethetreatntagaintonight;youoing;and
thenififindthespotshavenotreappearedbythetiie,ishallpronouncethecureasplete,andshallbegintobuildyouupagain”
thedoctoroing
”ishallnoteagain,lad,unlessyousendfor,forevery



