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amount of chloroform to send her off. Ella Erskine 

 had followed us, and up to this time was in the room. 

 I thought it unnecessary that she should remain 

 longer, so she left. They then stitched up the 

 wound with silver wire and gave her brandy. I got 

 her undressed (the doctors staying in the house) and 

 I and Christie helped her into bed. I shall sleep in 

 your dressing-room. The maid will sit up to-night 

 with her. The doctors are coming to-night at seven 

 o'clock to cut off the half of the silver wire now 

 sticking out." 



" LARGO, ^th February, 1880, 



"Thursday Evening, 9.30 p.m. 



"Mv DEAR SIR,- 



" I was at Charleton when your telegram 

 arrived to-night, and was sorry I could not reply in 

 course. I will telegraph in the morning, which you 

 will receive before this ; however I cannot in a 

 telegram give you particulars. 



" Miss Rosie's horse in attempting a stone wall 

 failed to get over it, and rolled over, throwing her on 

 her face. I fear she had struck on a stone. Her 

 face is a good deal cut, her lip on the right side from 

 the nose is completely cut through, and it is 

 separated also along the bottom of the nose to the 

 left side. It was all hanging down and is a very 

 dirty lacerated wound. Immediately on receiving 

 intelligence of the accident, Dr. Palm and I drove 

 along, put her under chloroform, and carefully stitched 

 it. The parts are very much swollen, but to-night 

 she seems very comfortable and complains little, if at 



