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all. Had the wound been a clear incised wound it 

 would have been little trouble, but it is a nasty 

 ragged, dirty wound, and I fear may not heal nicely 

 without leaving a considerable blemish ; however in 

 that I may be mistaken. It is beautifully put in 

 position with silver stitches, and the edge of the 

 wound with a hare-lip needle, and I earnestly hope it 

 may do well. She has slept a little this afternoon, 

 and feels, on the whole, better than might have been 

 expected ; but of course the most critical part is to 

 come. However you may keep your mind at rest so 

 far that there is no injury to any internal organs, and 

 that I am not apprehensive as to danger to her life. 



"If all goes on well, I will not telegraph, but 

 should the least anxiety occur I will at once make 

 you aware of it. I would have telegraphed this 

 afternoon, but Mrs. Thomson assured me it was 

 unnecessary as she was to do it herself. 

 " I am, in haste, 



" Yours very sincerely, 



" George Lumgair. 



"Colonel Anstruther Thomson." 



I came away next day from Audley Wood, down 

 to Edinburgh by night mail, to Markinch on Saturday, 

 and drove home. I found her in bed quite cheery, 

 but she could not speak, and could only suck milk 

 or soup through a tube. Dr. Lumgair treated her 

 with great skill, and she soon got better, but had a 

 very big lump on her lip. The chief difficulty was 

 to keep her from laughing. Some years after she had 



