I'm a hero!" I said, "Listen here, Alf, you're a wonder--" "I--I--I--could _kill_ you if I wanted to!" he screamed; "I can do anything--I can sneak--stalk--I can take things out of your pocket--I can choke people--I--" That's just the way he went on and I saw he had gone all to pieces, maybe from the strain, and didn't know what he was saying.

I just put my arm around him and I could feel that he was shaking all over, but it wasn't anything like a chill.
He kept saying, "I want to be alone by myself now." I said, "Alf, listen a minute--_please_.

You can go and be alone by yourself.

You can go in our patrol cabin and I'll chase all the fellows out.

I know how you feel.