"But now, before I stop you from talking any more, for the good doctor would blame me much if he came in, you must tell me how you came to possess that dog; or, rather, why he so faithfully attached himself to you, as it was entirely through him that I found you, and got you picked up by the ambulance corps and brought here.

You must first take this soup, however, to strengthen you.

It has been kept nice and warm on that little lamp there, and it will do you good.

I won't hear a word more until you have swallowed it!" "A soldier should always obey the orders of his commanding officer," said Fritz with a smile, as he slowly gulped down the broth, spoonful by spoonful, as Madaleine placed it in his mouth, for he could not feed himself.
"That will do," she remarked, when he had taken what she thought sufficient.

"And now you can tell me about the dog.