Part 14 (2/2)

Five days ago he alking on his legs: five days, and he is on the edge of the world--to-night looking over the edge

There is no shell, no mark, no tear The attack comes from within

The others in the ward are like phantoms

When I say to-morrow, ”How is the boy?” ill they say?

The sun on the cobwebs lights thehts the telephone-wires above The cocks screa-shell, and aeroplanes fro round the hill

I think frorow used to death? It is unsafe to think of this

For if death beco, who is poisoned

His , ”For the Sisters' tea”

It is a bribe, dumbly offered, more to be on the safe side of every bit of chance than because she really believes it can htest difference

Now that I have time to think of it, her little action hurts me, but yesterday I helped to eat it with pleasure because one is hungry and the arine not the best

Aches and pains

Pains and aches

I don't kno to get ho hill

Measles

(Unposted)

”DEAR SISTER,--Four more days before they will let me out of bed

Whatever I promise to a patient in future I shall do, if I have to wear a notebook hanging ondiscoveries!

”The quality of _expectation_ in a person lying horizontally is wrought up to a high pitch One is always expecting so Generally it is food; three times a day it is the post; oftener it is the perfors that one asks froet me a book?' 'Can you move that vase of flowers?' 'When you co me an envelope?'