I am young and this wound is nothing.

I may be a bit stiff in the shoulder for a few days, but I can pull an oar with one hand.

That never will stop me.

Are you with us ?" He was slow in replying, and, as I eagerly watched his face, I could almost comprehend the working of the lawyer mind.

He saw and argued every doubt, considered every danger.
"In spirit, yes," he answered at last, "but not physically.