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and gave me a delicious, cool drink, at the 

 same time examining the bandage on my 

 head which was throbbing as if it would 

 split ; and the burning, feverish pain I felt 

 I shall never forget. She smiled on me, 

 and said something I did not understand ; 

 then, patting my cheek, she walked slowly 

 away and joined an older woman, to whom 

 she appeared to be describing my case, 

 if I could judge by the frequent glances 

 they threw at me as I lay helpless and 

 thoroughly incapable of moving either 

 hand or foot. 



