on the small of my right leg , advancedadvancedforwards up to my face , with about a dozen of his retinue ; and producingproducehis credentials under the signet royal , which he appliedapplyclose to my eyes , spokespeakabout ten minutes without any signs of anger , but with a kind of determinate resolution , often pointingpointforwards , which , as I afterwards foundfind, was towards the capital city , about half a mile distant ; whither it was agreedagreeby his majesty in council that I must be conveyed .
The medical gentleman walkedwalkaway to dinner ; and the nurse , having once more appliedapplyherself to the green bottle , satsitdown on a low chair before the firefire, and proceeded to dressdressthe infant .