It was a happy relief for us when the door opened and Doctor Livesey came in , on his visit to my father . `` Oh , doctor , '' we cried , `` what shall we do ? Where is he wounded ? '' `` Wounded ? A fiddle-stick 's end ! '' said the doctor . `` No more wounded than you or I . The man has had a stroke , as I warned him . Now , Mrs. Hawkins , just you run upstairs to your husband and tell him , if possible , nothing about it . For my part , I must do my best to save this fellow 's trebly worthless life ; Jim , you get me a basin . '' When I got back with the basin , the doctor had already ripped up the captain 's sleeve and exposed his great sinewy arm . It was tattooed in several places . `` Here 's luck , '' `` A fair wind , '' and `` Billy Bones his fancy , '' were very neatly and clearly executed on the forearm ; and up near the shoulder there was a sketch of a gallows and a man hanging from it -- done , as I thought , with great spirit . `` Prophetic , '' said the doctor , touching this picture with his finger . `` And now , Master Billy Bones , if that be your name , we 'll have a look at the colour of your blood . Jim , '' he said , `` are you afraid of blood ? '' `` No , sir , '' said I. `` Well , then , '' said he , `` you hold the basin '' ; and with that he took his lancet and opened a vein . A great deal of blood was taken before the captain opened his eyes and looked mistily about him . First he recognized the doctor with an unmistakable frown ; then his glance fell upon me , and he looked relieved . But suddenly his colour changed , and he tried to raise himself , crying , `` Where 's Black Dog ? ''
`` There is no Black Dog here , '' XXXXX the doctor , `` except what you have on your own back .
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