Are you lame ?" asked Mrs.Jo, as he limped on again.
"Getting over a wall a stone fell on my foot and smashed it.

I don't mind," and he did his best to hide the pain each step cost him.
Mrs.Bhaer helped him into her own room, and, once there, he dropped into a chair, and laid his head back, white and faint with weariness and suffering.
"My poor Dan! drink this, and then eat a little; you are at home now, and Mother Bhaer will take good care of you." He only looked up at her with eyes full of gratitude, as he drank the wine she held to his lips, and then began slowly to eat the food she brought him.

Each mouthful seemed to put heart into him, and presently he began to talk as if anxious to have her know all about him.
"Where have you been, Dan ?" she asked, beginning to get out some bandages.
"I ran off more'n a month ago.

Page was good enough, but too strict.

I didn't like it, so I cut away down the river with a man who was going in his boat.