“But he may be bleeding internally.”
“No; I’m sure of that.”
“How can you tell without a proper examination?”
“By the state he is in.”
“Then you are a hit of a doctor?” said Stan rather dubiously.
“More of a surgeon, sir. We’re obliged to be in these out-of-the-way places,” said his lieutenant, smiling.
“I know nothing, but I’m horribly anxious. How can you tell?”
“Simply enough, sir,” said the other. “Where is his wound?”
“Right through the shoulder.”
“Very well; where would he bleed if it was not outside?”