"I've had that gnaw many a time.

I've got it now.
But you mustn't eat.

You can have all the water you want, but no food just yet." "Won't I--starve ?" "No, people don't starve easily.

I've discovered that.

You must lie perfectly still and rest and sleep--for days." "My hands--are dirty; my face feels--so hot and sticky; my boots hurt." It was her longest speech as yet, and it trailed off in a whisper.
"Well, I'm a fine nurse!" It annoyed him that he had never thought of these things.