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Having examined his patient, Dr. Hicks came out into the verandah in order to confer with Mayne. His face was alarmingly grave, and he spoke with his eyes anxiously fixed on the communicating doors, -- and in a lowered voice.
"He's pretty bad; high fever, temperature 104; his arm is frightfully swelled -- it's the bite. I am sending for a nurse and vaccine, also for my wife. She's uncommonly capable, and always comes well up to scratch on these occasions, and of course, we must have some woman here to look after Nancy -- in case of" -- he hesitated for a second, and added -- "delirium and complications."