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My Aunt. Chapter 18
Date: 10/16/2014, Categories: First Time, Author: Annamagique, Rating: 7, Source: LushStories
back to the house. Manston was still on the ground, my aunt watching him like a hawk. "If you have hurt him...!" I snarled. "It were an accident, Miss, I did'nt mean 'im to fall, I thought 'e were the guard. I panicked." I glared at him then returned to Thomas' side. He was still fitting but not so violently now and gradually he calmed until his body gave a few small twitches and lay still. Doctor Harris took his wrist once again and timed his pulse against his pocket watch. As he did so the orderlies ran in with a stretcher. "Get him to his room, quickly and make sure he gets his medication. His pulse is very weak." With great urgency but carefully, the orderlies placed Thomas' prone figure upon the canvas litter and ran as quickly as they could, back towards the house. By this time the guard had returned with two others. They were holding Charlie, one either side. He made no effort to escape. He obviously realised what trouble he was in without making it worse. They seemed unsure what to do with him until Doctor Harris approached them. Standing in front of the hapless Manston, he looked at him as if deciding what to make of him. "Your hand!" he finally growled. Manston offered it meekly to the doctor who took it and began to carefully unwind the bandage until the wound was open to the air. "How did you do this?" he asked after turning it and carefully examining the damaged flesh. "I did it yesterday morning, Sir. I told Miss Victoria when I took her to Ipswich with the ...