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was lifted off, carried into a room, and 

 laid on my back on the floor, where my 

 father for some time stood weeping over 

 me. 



The doctor was sent for, and was quickly 

 in attendance. He pronounced it a very 

 serious case, though he hoped it would 

 not be a fatal one. He bled me freely 

 from the arm, and ordered me to be 

 put to bed, as it would be impossible to 

 remove me under a month. 



In this state did I lay for three days; 

 the doctor in regular attendance. He had 

 by bleeding and potions prevented fever ; 

 and the pain from the blow having in a 

 great measure subsided, though I still felt 

 very sore, as well as weak, I was deter- 

 mined to leave the place for my Father's 

 house in London; and learn, from the 

 highest source, the amount of injury my 

 frame had sustained. 



My friend, the coachmaker, whose 



