I was just in the condition to be disturbed and confused.

I remembered when too late the grave omission, and had partly resolved to ask Mr.Carlton for a glass of wine before proceeding to reopen the wound and search for the bleeding artery.

But a too vivid recollection of my recent conversation with him about Doctor Kline prevented my doing so.
"I felt my hand tremble as I removed the bandages and opened the deep cavity left by the displaced tumor.

After the blood with which it was filled had been removed, I saw at the deepest part of the cavity the point from which the blood was flowing, and made an effort to recover the artery, which, owing to the uncertainty of hand which had followed the loss of stimulation, I had tied imperfectly.

But it was soon apparent that the parts had swollen, and that I should have to cut deeper in order to get possession of the artery, which lay in close contact with the internal jugular vein.