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It is doubtful if, in his excited condition, he had seen the infirmarian at all.

Not so the old infirmarian, whose room was at the end of the corridor.

The infirmarian was fully persuaded that the whole affair was only a practical joke, such as even sick boys, or those, at least, who sometimes get passed into the infirmary on the plea of sickness, are not always above playing.

Seeing that Henning did not move or pay any attention to his words, the infirmarian took hold of his shoulders and gave him a vigorous shaking.

He turned suddenly to encounter the angry infirmarian.