Still, no doubt, it was
a useful lesson, and my rule has been ever since, never amputate
except as a forlorn hope, and even then don't amputate, for if you
do the relatives of the man, as far as his fourth cousins, will
inevitably regard you as his murderer. Well, I must be off; I will
look in tomorrow morning, Major, and make an inspection of your
resources."
"I am glad to see the Hunters are going to bring over their carriage,"
the Major said, two days later, as he looked through a letter. "I
am very glad of that, for I put it off till too late. I have been
trying everywhere for the last two days to hire one, but they are
all engaged, and have been so for weeks, I hear. I was wondering
what I should do, for my buggy will only hold two. I was thinking
of asking Mrs. Doolan if she could take one of the Miss Hunters, and
should have tried to find a place for the other. But this settles
it all comfortably. They are going to send on their own horses
halfway the day before, and hire native ponies for the first half.
They have a good large family vehicle; I hoped that they would
bring it, but, of course, I could not trust to it."
The Doctor presently dropped in with Captain Doolan. After chatting
for some time the former said, "I have had the satisfaction this
morning, Miss Hannay, of relieving Mrs. Cromarty's mind of a great
burden."
"How was that, Doctor?"
"It was in relation to you, my dear."
"Me, Doctor! how could I have been a weight on Mrs.
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