human
I have a dread of snakes, she said as she stood over Helen in the tent where Dr. Wright had tenderly borne her, and where she lay on her cot, thankful indeed to be off the sharp back of Josephus and at rest on what was not exactly a luxurious bed but very comfortable to her tired bones.
gpt
It was a blessing that Dr. Wright was with you and could bind up your ankle so nicely. Does it pain you much, child?
human
No'm, not much! Not at all right now.
gpt
Well, as I said before, I am thankful it was not a snake bite as I was sure none of you had carried whisky with you, and that is the only thing to use when a snake bites you, so I have always been told. No matter what your habits or convictions are, you must drink whisky if a snake bites you. Am I not right, doctor?
human
Well, whisky is better than nothing, but there are things that are better than whisky, smiled the young man, wishing that Miss Somerville would get away from the painful subject and realizing more than ever how wise Helen had been to conceal the real cause of her being out of the running.
gpt
Strychnia is the treatment of modern science, as it is more efficacious than whisky to keep up the pulse. He felt Helen's pulse while he was talking, which seemed to Miss Somerville rather unnecessary concern for a sprained ankle, and she went off murmuring to herself: