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What 's more , I do n't like the way those negroes are performing . They seem to be going wild . '' `` Yes , and they are doing a lot of harm to the sick and feeble . If they do n't stop at midnight I 'll find out whether there 's any law in this city . I say , Houghton , since you are going to sit up , give Clancy this medicine every half hour , and call me at twelve . '' He then wrapped himself in a blanket and was asleep in a minute . If George had been wide awake before , the doctor 's raillery so increased his impatience and worry that for a time he paced up and down before the fire .