They may not understand.

What I should have said was--" "I made it twice as strong as the way you put it," said McTee; and he repeated his phrasing of the message with some exaggeration.
The lean hand of the captain wrung his.
"You're a good lad, McTee--a fine fellow.

Stand by me.

You'd never guess how my brain is on fire; the old devil of a soothsayer was right.
But that message you sent will bring those deadheaded doctors to life.
Ah, McTee, if I were only there for a minute in spirit, I could restore her to life--yes, one minute!" "Of course you could.

But in the meantime, for a change of thought, suppose you finish that order you were about to write out and send to Campbell." "What order ?" "About Harrigan." "Who the devil is Harrigan ?" McTee drew a deep breath and answered quietly: "The man you ordered to work in the hole.