\"Whatacomplimenttous!\"saidMissBurton,appealingtotheladies;
\"heregardsourministrationsasequivalenttodeathbytorture.\"
\"Oh,pardonme,Ireferredtothenumberless\'separateandinfallibleremedies,\'theverythoughtofwhichcurdlesmyblood.\"
\"Icannothelpthinkingthatmyfriend\'sprospectswouldhavebeenverydismal,\"putinStanton;\"forwithbrokenlegsandarmsandheadhewouldhavebeenverybadlyfracturedindeedtobeginwith,andthensomeoneofhisfairnursesmighthavebrokenhisheart.\"
\"Myfriendprobablythinks,fromadirefulexperience,\"saidVanBerg,\"thatthiswouldbeworsethanalltheotherfracturesputtogether;andperhapsitwould.Anadditionalcauseforgratitude,MissBurton,thatyou,andnotI,were\'athand.\'\"