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`` Oh , it ca n't be anything much , '' said the man reassuringly . `` Leave him in bed , give him some lemon to drink so that he can perspire , and then an aperient . He has eaten something that has disagreed with him , or he 's caught cold . '' But the doctor had to be telephoned for at noon . The boy was slightly delirious and had a great deal of fever . `` Scarlet fever ! '' The doctor examined his chest and then pulled up the cover again very carefully .