“Iamallright，“hedeclared。“Let’slookafterhim。“
Theygropedtheirwaytowardstheunconsciousman，Geraldstillgrippingthedressing-casewithbothhands。Therewerenosignsofanychangeinhiscondition，buthewasstillbreathingheavily。
Thentheyheardashoutbehind，almostintheirears。Theporterstaggeredtohisfeet。
“It’sallrightnow，sir！“heexclaimed。“They’vebroughtblanketsandastretcherandbrandy。Here’sadoctor，sir。“
Apowerful-lookingman，hatless，andwrappedinagreatulster，movedtowardsthem。