[Quo Vadis by Henryk Sienkiewicz]@TWC D-Link bookQuo Vadis CHAPTER XXIII 3/15
The wound in the head is slight.
When this one [here he pointed to Ursus with his head] took the girl from the young man, he pushed him against the wall; the young man while falling put out his arm, evidently to save himself; he broke and disjointed it, but by so doing saved his head and his life." "Thou hast had more than one of the brotherhood in thy care," added Crispus, "and hast the repute of a skilful physician; therefore I sent Ursus to bring thee." "Ursus, who on the road confessed that yesterday he was ready to kill me!" "He confessed his intention earlier to me than to thee; but I, who know thee and thy love for Christ, explained to him that the traitor is not thou, but the unknown, who tried to persuade him to murder." "That was an evil spirit, but I took him for an angel," said Ursus, with a sigh. "Some other time thou wilt tell me, but now we must think of this wounded man." Thus speaking, he began to set the arm.
Though Crispus sprinkled water on his face, Vinicius fainted repeatedly from suffering; that was, however, a fortunate circumstance, since he did not feel the pain of putting his arm into joint, nor of setting it.
Glaucus fixed the limb between two strips of wood, which he bound quickly and firmly, so as to keep the arm motionless.
When the operation was over, Vinicius recovered consciousness again and saw Lygia above him.
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