he now himself bade the muleteer stop; and, pronouncing the name of valancourt, was answered in a voice, that no longer suffered him to doubt.st.aubert, who instantly alighted and went to his assistance, found him still sitting on his horse, but bleeding profusely, and appearing to be in great pain, though he endeavoured to soften the terror of st.aubert by assurances that he was not materially hurt, the wound being only in his arm.st.aubert, with the muleteer, assisted him to dismount, and he sat down on the bank of the road, where st.aubert tried to bind up his arm, but his hands trembled so excessively that he could not accomplish it; and, michael being now gone in pursuit of the horse, which, on being disengaged from his rider, had galloped off, he called emily to his assistance.
receiving no answer, he went to the carriage, and found her sunk on the seat in a fainting fit.between the distress of this circumstance and that of leaving valancourt bleeding, he scarcely knew what he did; he endeavoured, however, to raise her, and called to michael to fetch water from the rivulet that flowed by the road, but michael was gone beyond the reach of his voice.valancourt, who heard these calls, and also the repeated name of emily, instantly understood the subject of his distress; and, almost forgetting his own condition, he hastened to her relief.she was reviving when he reached the carriage; and then, understanding that anxiety for him had occasioned her indisposition, he assured her, in a voice that trembled, but not from anguish, that his wound was of no consequence.
while he said this st.aubert turned round, and perceiving that he was still bleeding, the subject of his alarm changed again, and he hastily formed some handkerchiefs into a bandage.this stopped the effusion of the blood; but st.aubert, dreading the consequence of the wound, enquired repeatedly how far they were from beaujeu; when, learning that it was at two leagues' distance, his distress increased, since he knew not how valancourt, in his present state, would bear the motion of the carriage, and perceived that he was already faint from loss of blood.when he mentioned the subject of his anxiety, valancourt entreated that he would not suffer himself to be thus alarmed on his account, for that he had no doubt he should be able to support himself very well; and then he talked of the accident as a slight one.the muleteer being now returned with valancourt's horse, assisted him into the chaise; and, as emily was now revived, they moved slowly on towards beaujeu.