human
Who else was hurt?
gpt
Neb Dumlow's got a hole in him somewheres, sir,
human
Wish you'd keep that tongue o' yourn quiet, Barney, growled Dumlow.
gpt
Who said he'd got a hole in him, my lad?
human
Why, you did, cried Barney,
gpt
Well, only just then. It was sharp for a moment, but it's better now.
human
Let me pass you, my man,
gpt
There you are, sir. This way. Neb's on the next thwart.
human
You needn't come to me, sir, protested Dumlow.
gpt
I'm all light, I tied a bit o' line round the place. You can give me a pill or a shedlicks powder or something o' that kind to-morrow if you like.
human
Hold your tongue, Neb, and let the doctor tie you up, growled Bob Hampton.
gpt
What's the use of being so jolly independent? Don't you take no notice o' what he says, sir. Dessay he's got a reeg'lar hole in him.
human
Tut tut tut! muttered Mr Frewen.
gpt
What is this,--fishing-line?
human
That's it, sir, said Dumlow.
gpt
It's right enough, there arn't no knobs on it, and it stopped the bleeding fine.
human
Difficult work here, Dale, Mr Frewen whispered to me.
gpt
One need have well-educated fingers--what surgeons call the _tactus eruditus_--to work like this in the dark.
human
Terrible,