“I’mill。”hesaid,“I’mdamnablyill!Icanfeelitinmyskin!”
Then——itwashorribletome——hecried,“Ioughttobeinbed;I
oughttobeinbed。insteadofflyingabout。”andsuddenlyheburstintotears。
Istoodup。“Gotosleep,man!”Isaid,andtooktherugfromhim,andspreaditoutandrolledhimupinit。
“It’sallverywell。”heprotested;“I’mnotyoungenough——“