“I see.”
“Then no big arteries or veins are wounded. If they had been he would have been suffocated by the blood long enough ago.”
“Would he?”
“Of course. His lungs would have been choked with blood, so we know that they are not injured.”
“I see,” said Stan; “but it’s very horrible, isn’t it?”
“I think not. Any one who learns things like this may find them very useful in an emergency. I do; and it gives a man confidence. I don’t think Mr Blunt’s wound is dangerous at all.”
“I do,” said Stan shortly. “See how delirious he seems to have been.”
“That’s only natural, sir. Fever sets in generally after a wound.”
“Oh, but you make too light of it,” cried Stan. “He is shot right through the shoulder.”
“So much the better.”