'A basin?' inquired Elizabeth, darting forward.
'——my custard, now, if you please, Elizabeth?'
'No,' I said sternly. 'It's very strange that the ipecac, has had no effect.'
'Try salt and water. There's more about it, like,' remarked Elizabeth. 'I'll fetch some.'
'And hurry,' Henry commanded, 'every moment's delay is making the thing more serious.'
'Now drink this salt and water, darling,' I urged The Kid when Elizabeth reappeared.
'Oh, must I, Mama?'
