Chapter V: The Accident

A rainy day—The hay-cutter—Blood—A 74
mutilated finger—The missing piece—The
first outburst of grief—The tip
replaced—Sympathy—The
doctor—Encouraging words—The case of
instruments—Sewing the piece
on—Whistler’s heroic endurance of
pain—Praise—Directions—The fire—A sad
loss—The missing horse—The work of a
villain—Suspicions—Tom Walker—The
public security diminished—A visit to
the ruins—The two babies—A good
retort—How the finger got
along—Writing home—An unpleasant
duty—An intimation of
carelessness—Whistler’s
sensitiveness—Clinton’s defence—His
device for making the hay-cutter
safe—Its successful operation—The
letter mailed—Going to bed—Some
speculations about Dick
Sneider—Suspicions—A restless night,