He may linger for days--even weeks, if we sustain his strength--but recovery is impossible.

That bit of shell tore a horrible hole in the poor fellow and all we can do is keep him comfortable until the end.

Without the morphine he would not live twelve hours." "Shall I let him talk ?" "If he wishes to.

His lungs are not involved, so it can do him no harm." But Andrew Denton did not care to talk any more that day.

He wanted to think, and lay quietly until Beth came on duty.