"Now you can talk all you want to, but sleep whenever you can," remarked the nurse, as they were comfortably fixed.
"Say, Alfred, did you have any pain at all after the thing went off?" asked Ralph.
"Not the slightest bit; the first thing I knew I found myself here all fixed up, and heard a band playing outside," said Alfred.
"So they have a band here?" inquired Ralph.
"Yes, indeed; and a dandy one, too; say, did you have anything to eat yesterday?" asked Alfred.
"I don't know; and there's another thing I know; I'm mighty hungry now. When did that thing happen?" asked Ralph.
"Day before yesterday; no, the day before that," replied Alfred.
"Well, then, I don't think I've had anything to eat since then. My, but I'm hungry," said Ralph.
"There she is; she's coming; look at that big tray," said Alfred with glistening eyes.