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But there was something the Doctor 

 liked better than fame, or his fame might 

 have led on to fortune. He was in the 

 habit of sacrificing largely to Bacchus ; 

 and though the first week he refrained, 

 and was careful and particular in his 

 attention to his patient, who would not 

 suffer anyone else to dress the wound; 

 yet after that time the Doctor frequently 

 showed symptoms of indulging in pota- 

 tions pottle-deep, which did not escape 

 the Captain's observation. Nevertheless, 

 with an abnegation and magnanimity which 

 formed part of his noble nature, this gal- 

 lant omcer overlooked from time to time 

 those repeated acts of insubordination 

 acts that amounted sometimes to inca- 

 pacity of performing his task of replacing 

 the necessary dressings. Gratitude for 

 having preserved his life seemed to be 

 uppermost in the hero's heart, till, find- 

 ing he was likely to suffer from his 



