Withthefirsttouchhiseyesclosed,amightygroanwaswrenchedfromhim,andhelaysenseless。TheAngelgaveDuncanonepanic-
strickenlook。Thenshesetherlipsandgatheredherforcesagain。
\"Iguessthat\'sagoodthing,\"shesaid。\"Maybehewon\'tfeelhowwearehurtinghim。Ohboys,areyoubeingquickandgentle?\"
ShesteppedtothesideofthecotandbathedFreckles\'face。
Takinghishandinhers,shegavethewordtostart。Shetoldthementoaskeveryable-bodiedmantheymettojointhemsothattheycouldchangecarriersoftenandmakegoodtime。