Ingomar nursed his dear friend indefatigably, and when, overcome with fatigue, he dropped off to sleep, either Sheelah or Taffy was always sitting by his brother when he awoke.
I cannot really testify in strong enough language to the marvellous qualities of those gentle little Yak women as sick nurses.
We may laugh at such people, ah! curious though their customs be, and droll their manners, they are our sisters before God.
Slap-dash remained his old self.
Let me cut this all short by saying that of all the crew of brave men, only twelve remained to take the road back to the seashore.
Perhaps as sad a case as any was that of poor MacDonald, who had been so long the life and soul of all the camp.
When Dr. Wright told the boys that he could only last a few hours, and that they must go and see him now, they summoned courage enough to have the interview.
They behaved splendidly in his presence, but as soon as they went into the open air again they both utterly broke down and wept, until their hearts appeared almost bursting.
“It does seem hard, does it not, Walter?” Charlie managed to say.
“Always so kind and good,” said Walter.