`` Ay , ay ! '' said the voice , and Emil appeared holding one hand in the other , with his face puckered up as if in pain . `` Oh , what 's the matter ? '' cried Daisy , anxiously . `` A confounded splinter in my thumb . Ca n't get it out . Take a pick at it , will you , Nanny ? '' `` It 's in very deep , and I have n't any needle , '' said Nan , examining a tarry thumb with interest . `` Take a pin , '' said Emil , in a hurry . `` No , it 's too big and has n't got a sharp point . '' Here Daisy , who had dived into her pocket , presented a neat little housewife with four needles in it . `` You are the Posy who always has what we want , '' said Emil ; and Nan resolved to have a needle-book in her own pocket henceforth , for just such cases as this were always occurring in her practice . Daisy covered her eyes , but Nan probed and picked with a steady hand , while Emil gave directions not down in any medical work or record . `` Starboard now ! Steady , boys , steady ! Try another tack . Heave ho ! there she is ! '' `` Suck it , '' ordered the Doctor , surveying the splinter with an experienced eye . `` Too dirty , '' responded the patient , shaking his bleeding hand .
`` Wait ; I 'll tie it up if you have XXXXX a handkerchief . ''
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