Those About Trench

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Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: n It was only half-past twelve when Trench got back to his office, and Wu, who was now on duty, reported that Dr. Rowland wished Dr. Trench to call him up, at Mr. Drummond's. Trench complied. Mrs. Drum- mond had brought Bobbie down from Encampment, sick. It had taken Rowland some time to see the case as diphtheria.

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He had given ten thousand units, but the child was growing rapidly worse. Rowland would feel better if the case were transferred to Trench. He had said as much to Mr. and Mrs. Drummond, and they had consented. Trench guessed that what was really weighing on Rowland was his loss of the older child. Otherwise he would merely have repeated his request for a consultation. Trench promised to come at once. Shortly after one he was admitted to the Drummond house. Drummond came forward, his face tense with anxiety. Helena Drummond was in the third story, with the boy and the nurse and Dr. Rowland. Presently in came Edith Bridgman. As Trench took her hand the impulse again rose within him. Strange ? almost sinister ? at such a moment! He went up to the third story, donned his gown, and entered the sick room. Helena greeted him. " This is terribly different from Encampment." Trench smiled. " He is stored full with summer. Don't worry!" He went to where Rowland sat by the bed. Bobbie noticed him, in spite of feeling so light in the head, and reached out a hand. It seemed to take all his time andattention to draw his breath. Trench guessed that within an hour Bobbie would find it pretty hard to do even that much. Dr. Rowland told all that he knew of the boy's clinical history, and then took his leave with the manners of the old school. As he went downstairs he felt very much chagrined, but he was a Christian gentleman, and knew that he was doing the right thing... --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

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