GideonSpiletttooktheboxandopenedit.Itcontainednearlytwohundredgrainsofawhitepowder,afewparticlesofwhichhecarriedtohislips.Theextremebitternessofthesubstanceprecludedalldoubt;itwascertainlythepreciousextractofquinine,thatpre-eminentantifebrile.

           ThispowdermustbeadministeredtoHerbertwithoutdelay.Howitcametheremightbediscussedlater.

           "Somecoffee!"saidSpilett.

           InafewmomentsNebbroughtacupofthewarminfusion.GideonSpilettthrewintoitabouteighteengrainsofquinine,andtheysucceededinmakingHerbertdrinkthemixture.

           Therewasstilltime,forthethirdattackofthemalignantfeverhadnotyetshownitself.Howtheylongedtobeabletoaddthatitwouldnotreturn!

           Besides,itmustberemarked,thehopesofallhadnowrevived.Themysteriousinfluencehadbeenagainexerted,andinacriticalmoment,whentheyhaddespairedofit.

           InafewhoursHerbertwasmuchcalmer.Thecolonistscouldnowdiscussthisincident.Theinterventionofthestrangerwasmoreevidentthanever.ButhowhadhebeenabletopenetrateduringthenightintoGraniteHouse?Itwasinexplicable,and,intruth,theproceedingsofthegeniusoftheislandwerenotlessmysteriousthanwasthatgeniushimself.DuringthisdaythesulphateofquininewasadministeredtoHerberteverythreehours.

           ThenextdaysomeimprovementinHerbert’sconditionwasapparent.Certainly,hewasnotoutofdanger,intermittentfeversbeingsubjecttofrequentanddangerousrelapses,butthemostassiduouscarewasbestowedonhim.

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