\"Shehasonlyfainted，\"saidMr。McClosky。\"Jinnydear，mygirl，speaktome！\"
\"Whatisthisonherdress？\"saidRidgeway，kneelingbesideher，andliftinghissetandcolorlessface。Atthesoundofhisvoice，thecolorcamefaintlybacktohercheek：sheopenedhereyes，andsmiled。
\"It’sonlyyourblood，dearboy，\"shesaid；\"butlookalittledeeper，andyou’llfindmyown。\"
Sheputuphertwoyearninghands，anddrewhisfaceandlipsdowntoherown。WhenRidgewayraisedhisheadagain，hereyeswereclosed；buthermouthstillsmiledaswiththememoryofakiss。
Theyborehertothehouse，stillbreathing，butunconscious。Thatnighttheroadwasfilledwithclatteringhorsemen；andthesummonedskillofthecountrysideforleaguesawaygatheredathercouch。Thewound，theysaid，wasnotessentiallydangerous；buttheyhadgravefearsoftheshocktoasystemthatalreadyseemedsufferingfromsomestrangeandunaccountablenervousexhaustion。