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Black Beauty, Part 18 summary

Part 18 of 49 · 6 min to read the part

In 18 Getting the Doctor, Black Beauty carries John to fetch Dr. White for Mrs. Gordon, then brings the doctor back in time to save her life. Exhausted by the journey, Beauty receives mistaken care from Joe and develops painful lung inflammation, while John nurses him day and night.

What happens

  1. A nighttime bell summons John, and the squire sends him on Beauty to fetch Dr. White for Mrs. Gordon.
  2. Beauty gallops nearly all eight miles to town, reaching the doctor's door as the clock strikes three.
  3. With neither of his horses available for the journey, Dr. White rides Beauty back, allowing him a short breathing rest.
  4. Joe tends the exhausted horse but leaves off his blanket and gives him cold water; Beauty begins trembling in pain.
  5. John returns on foot, brings blankets and warm gruel, and nurses Beauty through severe lung inflammation.
  6. The master tells Beauty that his speed saves his mistress, and Beauty explains that he understands the journey's urgency.

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In this part

Black BeautyJohnJoeTheme: Responsibility for harm

What to notice

Beauty states his own understanding of the emergency. His account challenges John's assumption that the horse does not know their purpose.

Quick check

Why does Dr. White ride Beauty back instead of one of his own horses?

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