\"Do！I’mgoodatwounds。Comeoverhere。No——staythere。I’llcomeovertoyou。\"
Shedid，bestridingthebackofthemiddleseatanddroppingathisside。Themagneticfingersagaintouchedhis；hefeltherwarmbreathonhisneckasshebenttowardhim。
\"It’snothing，\"hesaid，hastily，moreagitatedbythetreatmentthanthewound。
\"Givemeyourflask，\"sheresponded，withoutheeding。Astingingsensationasshebathedtheedgesofthecutwiththespiritbroughthimbacktocommonsenseagain。\"There，\"shesaid，skillfullyextemporizingabandagefromherhandkerchiefandacompressfromhiscravat。\"Now，buttonyourcoatoveryourchest，so，anddon’ttakecold。\"Sheinsisteduponbuttoningitforhim；
greatereventhanthefemininedelightinaman’sstrengthistheministrationtohisweakness。Yet，whenthiswasfinished，shedrewalittleawayfromhiminsomeembarrassment——anembarrassmentshewonderedat，ashisskinwasfiner，histouchgentler，hisclothescleaner，and——nottoputtoofineapointuponit——heexhaledanatmospheremuchsweeterthanbelongedtomostofthemenherboyishhabitshadbroughtherincontactwith——notexceptingherownfather。Latersheevenexemptedhermotherfromthepossessionofthisdivineeffluence。Afteramomentsheasked，suddenly，\"WhatareyougoingtodowithHornsby？\"