Alas! He had forgotten his sciatic nerve.

He had forgotten, too, the crampiness of its temper since that glacial bath, and, most completely of all, had he forgotten the fate of the man-who-didn't-take-care-of-himself.

Therefore it was with something of surprise that he found himself crumpled up upon the floor.

Only when he tried to rise again and felt the sweat upon his forehead did he remember the doctor's story....

Spence swore under his breath and attempted to pull himself up by the table.
"Wait a moment!" The cold voice held authority--the authority he had come to respect in hospital--and he waited, setting his teeth.