Frank Fairlegh, or, Scenes from the life of a private pupil . t leave you till I felt sure of that. I fancied you seemed in pain just now, said struck my head against some part of the boat when shecapsized, retui-ned Oaklands, and the blow stunned me for aminute or two, so that I knew nothing of what was going on till Isaw you rush into the water to save Coleman; that roused meeffectually, and I helped them to pull you both out. Frank, youhave saved his life. If it is saved, rejoined I. * Let us go and see how he is gettingon ; I think I can walk now, if you will let me lean upon your arm.
Frank Fairlegh, or, Scenes from the life of a private pupil . t leave you till I felt sure of that. I fancied you seemed in pain just now, said struck my head against some part of the boat when shecapsized, retui-ned Oaklands, and the blow stunned me for aminute or two, so that I knew nothing of what was going on till Isaw you rush into the water to save Coleman; that roused meeffectually, and I helped them to pull you both out. Frank, youhave saved his life. If it is saved, rejoined I. * Let us go and see how he is gettingon ; I think I can walk now, if you will let me lean upon your the assistance of Oaklands I contrived to reach the innwithout much diflficulty; indeed, by the time I got there (the walkhaving served in a great measure to restore my circulation) Iscarcely felt any ill effects from my late exertions. The inn presenteda rare scene of confusion: people were hurrying in and out, themessenger sent for the doctor had just returned, breathless, to sayhe was not to be found ; the fat landlady, in a state of the greatest ^^L<A«vV» FRANK FAIRLEGH 89 excitement, was trottinpr about making impracticable suggestionsto which no one paid the slightest attention, while Coleman, stillinsensible, lay wrapped in blankets before a blazing fire in theparlour, with the pretty barmaid on her knees beside him sobbingpiteously, as she chafed his temples with some strong essence. Thats the time of day! exclaimed Lawless, as his eye fell upona Iprinted card which the landlady had just thrust into his hand,headed, The directions of the Humane Society for the restorationof persons apparently drowned. We shall have it now all right,added he, and then read as follows:— The first observation wemust make, which is most important, is, that rolling the body on atub— Bring a tub, cried the landlady eagerly, and off started severalof the bystanders to follow her injunctions— Is most injurious, continued Lawless ; but holding up by thelegs with the head down
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