"But I'm not going to do any bragging, Belle, until I'm safely through and have been out of the woods for a long time." "And you won't do any bragging then, either.

It isn't in your line.
What's Dan Dalzell going to do while he's home on leave ?" "Sleep, he says." "The lazy boy!" "No, he's a tired boy, Belle.

I think the past year has been even just a little harder on him than it has on me.

However, of course Dan won't really sleep.

He'll be out by this afternoon.