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Teddy Manley, lines of anxiety in his face, went into the parlor. The doctor saw him and motioned him to one side.
"Listen, Teddy," he said quickly; "the way things look now, he's got a chance -- a slim one, but a chance. Whoever put that bandage around his neck probably saved his life. But he's worrying about something -- wouldn't tell me what it was. We can't have that. He needs everything in his favor if he's to pull through. Understand?"