A medical college is not far away. The surgeon comes quickly, although Lockwin has gone half-way to meet him. The two men arrive. Dr. Floddin continues to throw his hands up and down. He loved Davy. Perhaps Dr. Floddin is a brave man to stay now. Perhaps he would be brave to go.
"Well, Mr. Surgeon, look at that child."
"Your boy is dying," says the surgeon, as the men retire to a back room.
"What is to be done?" asks the father, resolutely.
"We can insert a tube in his throat."
"Will that save his life?"
"It will prolong his life if the shock do not result fatally."
"If it were your own child would you do this operation?"
"Yes, I think so."
"Would you do it, certainly?"