\"Notmuch，butIfearmyarmisuseless。Youmightfeelit，\"hesaidtoRanald。
CarefullyRanaldpassedhishanddownthearm。
\"Saynothing，\"whisperedthelieutenanttohim。\"It\'sbroken。Tieitupsomeway。\"WithoutawordRanaldstrippedthebarkofabirchtree，andmakingacase，laidthearminitandbounditfirmlywithhissilkhandkerchief。
\"Weoughttohaveasling，\"hesaid，turningtoKate，。
\"Here，\"saidMadameDeLacy，untyingalacescarffromherneck，\"takethis。\"