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"
I
am
not
mistaken
,
"
replied
the
reporter
.
"
Herbert
no
doubt
contracted
the
germ
of
this
fever
in
the
marshes
of
the
island
.
He
has
already
had
one
attack
;
should
a
second
come
on
and
should
we
not
be
able
to
prevent
a
third
,
he
is
lost
.
"
"
But
the
willow
bark
?
"
"
That
is
insufficient
,
"
answered
the
reporter
,
"
and
the
third
attack
of
a
malignant
fever
,
which
is
not
arrested
by
means
of
quinine
,
is
always
fatal
.
"
Fortunately
,
Pencroft
heard
nothing
of
this
conversation
or
he
would
have
gone
mad
.
It
may
be
imagined
what
anxiety
the
engineer
and
the
reporter
suffered
during
the
day
of
the
7th
of
December
and
the
following
night
.
Towards
the
middle
of
the
day
the
second
attack
came
on
.
The
crisis
was
terrible
.
Herbert
felt
himself
sinking
.
He
stretched
his
arms
towards
Cyrus
Harding
,
towards
Spilett
,
towards
Pencroft
.
He
was
so
young
to
die
!
The
scene
was
heart-rending
.
They
were
obliged
to
send
Pencroft
away
.
The
fit
lasted
five
hours
.
It
was
evident
that
Herbert
could
not
survive
a
third
.
The
night
was
frightful
.
In
his
delirium
Herbert
uttered
words
which
went
to
the
hearts
of
his
companions
.
He
struggled
with
the
convicts
,
he
called
to
Ayrton
,
he
poured
forth
entreaties
to
that
mysterious
being
,
--
that
powerful
unknown
protector
,
--
whose
image
was
stamped
upon
his
mind
;
then
he
again
fell
into
a
deep
exhaustion
which
completely
prostrated
him
.
Several
times
Gideon
Spilett
thought
that
the
poor
boy
was
dead
.
The
next
day
,
the
8th
of
December
,
was
but
a
succession
of
the
fainting
fits
.
Herbert
's
thin
hands
clutched
the
sheets
.
They
had
administered
further
doses
of
pounded
bark
,
but
the
reporter
expected
no
result
from
it
.
