Father's gone across to see Aunt Jeanne about it." "I was afraid you'd got drowned, or hurt, or something," I said.

"If it's only measles--" "Just that--only measles, and it doesn't hurt the least bit." "How long will it be before you're better ?" "Oh, days and days, they say." "Oh!...

And have you got it too ?" I asked of the man in the bunk.
And he looked at me for a minute, and then laughed, and said, "Yes, I've got it too.

Don't you come near me," for I had come into the room at sound of Carette's voice, and he looked very much nicer when he laughed.
"Oh--Hilaire!" cried the unseen Carette.

"What a great big--" "Ta-ta!" laughed her brother.