7/41 The Frenchman regarded his comrade with a cool, assured gaze. I'm not nervous and excited now, and I'll not cause any fever in my wound. Somebody will come in five minutes with food. I shall eat a good supper, fall quietly to sleep, sleep soundly until night, then rise, refreshed and strong, and go about the work for which I'm best fitted. My mind shall rule over my body." "I see you're what we would call at home a Christian Scientist, and in your case when a mind like yours is brought to bear there's something in it." The food appeared within the prescribed time, and both ate heartily. |