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Aunt Jane’s Nieces in the Red Cross

CHAPTER XI
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The Germans are thrifty, so I suppose there's still money in the Elbl family." "Money will do much to help reconcile the man to the loss of his foot," declared the doctor.
"Will he suffer much pain, while it is getting well ?" "Not if I can help it.

The fellow bears pain with wonderful fortitude.
When I was in Yucatan, and had to slash my face to get out the poisoned darts of the cactus, I screamed till you could have heard me a mile.

And I had no anaesthetic to soothe me.

Your lieutenant never whimpered or cringed with his mangled foot and he refused morphine when I operated on it.

But I fooled him.


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