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spluttered and dove and twisted and lay on his back and kicked his legs in 

an excess of content and delight。          It was a real pleasure to watch him�察�not 

for days had anything so amusing appeared on the other side of the prison´ 

bars。    But   as   soon   as   the   keeper   saw   that   the   man   in   the   water   was 

amusing his prisoner�察�he leaned over the ship's side and shouted�察 �Sa´ay�察�

you�察�don't you know there's sharks in there�拭─�



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     And the swimming man said�察 �The hll there is� ─�and raced back to 

the shore like a porpoise with great lashing of the water�察�and ran up the 

beach half´way  to the palms   before he   was satisfied to stop。               Then   the 

prisoner     wept   again。    It   was   so   disappointing。     Life    was    robbed    of 

everything   now。       He   remembered   that   in   a   previous   existence   soldiers 

who cried were laughed at and mocked。 

     But that was so far away and it was such an absurd superstition that he 

had   no   patience   with   it。 For   what   could   be   more   comforting   to   a   man 

when he is treated cruelly than to cry。          It was so obvious an exercise�察�and 

when   one   is   so   feeble   that   one   cannot   vault   a   four´railed   barrier   it   is 

something to feel that at least one is strong enough to cry。 

     He   escaped   occasionally�察  �traversing   space   with   marvellous   rapidity 

and to great distances�察�but never to any successful purpose�察�and his flight 

inevitably ended in ignominious recapture and a sudden awakening in bed。 

At these moments the familiar and hated palms�察�the peaks and the block´ 

house   were   more   hideous   in   their   reality  than   the   most   terrifying   of   his 

nightmares。 

     These excursions afield were always predatory�察�he went forth always 

to seek food。      With all the beautiful world from which to elect and choose�察�

he sought out only those places where eating was studied and elevated to 

an art。    These visits were much more vivid in their detail than any he had 

ever   before   made   to   these   same   resorts。     They   invariably   began   in     a 

carriage�察    �which    carried   him   swiftly   over   smooth     asphalt。   One     route 

brought him across a great and beautiful square�察�radiating with rows and 

rows of flickering lights�察�two fountains splashed in the centre of the square�察�

and six women of stone guarded its approaches。                 One of the women was 

hung with wreaths of mourning。            Ahead of him the late twilight darkened 

behind a great arch�察�which seemed to rise on the horizon of the world�察�a 

great   window   into   the  heavens   beyond。       At   either   side   strings   of   white 

and colored globes   hung among the trees�察�and the sound   of music   came 

joyfully from theatres in the open air。           He knew the restaurant under the 

trees to which he was now hastening�察�and the fountain beside it�察�and the 

very sparrows balancing on the fountain's edge�察�he knew every waiter at 

each of the tables�察�he felt again the gravel crunching under his feet�察�he saw 



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the   maitre   d'hotel   coming   forward   smiling   to   receive   his   command�察  �and 

the    waiter   in  the   green    apron    bowing     at  his  elbow�察   �deferential    and 

important�察�presenting   the list of   wines。         But his adventure never   passed 

that point�察�for he was captured again and once more bound to his cot with 

a close burning sheet。 

     Or else�察�he drove more sedately through the London streets in the late 

evening twilight�察�leaning expectantly across the doors of the hansom and 

pulling   carefully   at   his   white   gloves。   Other   hansoms   flashed   past   him�察�

the occupant of   each   with his   mind   fixed   on one ideadinner。            He   was 

one of a million of people who were about to dine�察�or who had dined�察�or 

who were deep in dining。 

     He    was    so  famished�察    �so   weak    for   food   of  any    quality�察  �that  the 

galloping      horse   in  the   hansom     seemed     to  crawl。     The    lights   of  the 

Embankment passed like the lamps of a railroad station as seen from the 

window   of   an   express�察  �and   while   his   mind   was   still   torn   between   the 

choice of a thin or thick soup or an immediate attack upon cold beef�察�he 

was at the door�察�and the chasseur touched his cap�察�and the little chasseur 

put the wicker guard over the hansom's wheel。                As he jumped out he said�察�

;Give   him   half´a´   crown�察─  �and   the   driver   called   after   him�察   �Thank   you�察�

sir。; 

     It was a beautiful world�察�this   world outside of  the iron bars。                Every 

one in it contributed to his pleasure and to his comfort。                In this world he 

was not starved nor manhandled。             He thought of this joyfully as he leaped 

up the stairs�察�where young men with grave faces and with their hands held 

negligently behind their backs bowed to him in polite surprise at his speed。 

But they had not been starved on condensed milk。                  He threw his coat and 

hat at one of them�察�and came down the hall fearfully and quite weak with 

dread   lest   it   should not   be   real。 His   voice   was   shaking   when he   asked 

Ellis if he had reserved a table。         The place was all so real�察�it must be true 

this time。     The way Ellis turned and ran his finger down the list showed it 

was real�察�because Ellis always did that�察�even when he knew there would 

not be an empty table for an hour。           The room was crowded with beautiful 

women�察      �under    the   light   of   the   red   shades     they   looked     kind   and 

approachable�察�and there was food on every table�察�and iced drinks in silver 



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buckets。 

     It  was   with   the   joy  of  great   relief  that  he  heard    Ellis  say  to  his 

underling�察 �Numero cinq�察�sur la terrace�察�un couvert。;                It was real at last。 

Outside�察    �the   Thames     lay   a  great   gray    shadow。     The     lights   of  the 

Embankment   flashed   and   twinkled   across   it�察  �the   tower   of   the   House   of 

Commons rose against the sky�察�and here�察�inside�察�the waiter was hurrying 

toward     him    carrying    a  smoking     plate   of  rich   soup    with   a  pungent 

intoxicating odor。 

     And then the ragged palms�察�the glaring sun�察�the immovable peaks�察�and 

the white surf stood again before him。            The iron rails swept up and sank 

again�察�the fever sucked at his bones�察�and the pillow scorched his cheek。 

     One morning for a brief moment he came back to real life again and 

lay quite still�察�seeing everything about him with clear eyes and for the first 

time�察�as though he had but just that instant been lifted over the ship's side。 

His    keeper�察   �glancing    up�察  �found    the  prisoner's    eyes   considering     him 

curiously�察�and recognized the change。             The instinct of discipline brought 

him to his feet with his fingers at his sides。 

     ;Is the Lieutenant feeling better�拭─�

     The Lieutenant surveyed him gravely。 

     ;You are one of our hospital stewards。; 

     ;Yes�察�Lieutenant。; 

     ;Why ar'n't you with the regiment�拭─�

     ;I was wounded�察�too�察�sir。        I got it same time you did�察�Lieutenant。; 

     ;Am I wounded�拭         �Of course�察�I remember。         Is this a hospital ship�拭─�

     The   steward   shrugged   his   shoulders。      ;She's   one   of   the   transports。 

They have turned her over to the fever cases。; 

     The   Lieutenant opened   his   lips to   ask   another question�察  �but his   own 

body answered that one�察�and for a moment he lay silent。 

     ;Do they know up North that Ithat I'm all right�拭─�

     ;Oh�察�yes�察�the papers had it inthere was pictures of the Lieutenant in 

some of them。; 

     ;Then I've been ill some time�拭─�

     ;Oh�察�about eight days。; 

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     ;I guess the Lieutenant hadn't better talk any more�察─�he said。               It was 

his voice now which held authority。 

     The    Lieutenant     looked    out   at  the   palms    and   the  silent   gloomy 

mountains and the empty coast´line�察�where the same wave was rising and 

falling with weary persistence。 

     ;Eight days�察─�he said。       His eyes shut quickly�察�as though with a sudden 

touch of pain。      He turned his head and sought for the figure at the foot of 

the   cot。   Already     the   figure   had   grown    faint  and   was   receding    and 

swaying。 

     ;Has any one written or cabled�拭─�the Lieutenant spoke�察�hurriedly。 

     He   was   fearful   lest   the   figure   should   disappear   altogether   before   he 

could obtain his answer。        ;Has any one come�拭─�

     ;Why�察�they couldn't get here�察�Lieutenant�察�not yet。; 

     The voice came very faintly。          ;You go to sleep now�察�and I'll run and 

fetch some letters and telegrams。          When you wake up�察�may be I'll have a 

lot for you。; 

     But the Lieutenant caught the nurse by the wrist�察�and crushed his hand 

in his own thin fingers。        They were hot�察�and left the steward's skin wet 

with perspiration。      The Lieutenant laughed gayly。 

     ;You see�察�Doctor�察─�he said�察�briskly�察 �that you can't kill me。            I can't die。 

I've got to live�察�you understand。         Because�察�sir�察�she said she would come。 

She said if I was wounded�察�or if I was ill�察�she would come to me。                    She 

didn't   care   what   people   thought。    She   would   come   any   way   and   nurse 

mewell�察�she will come。 

     ;So�察  �Doctorold     man;    He    plucked    at  the  steward's    sleeve�察  �and 

stroked his hand eagerly�察 �old man; he began again�察�beseechingly�察 �you'll 

not let me die until she comes�察�will you�拭         �What�拭     �No�察�I know I won't die。 

Nothing made by man can kill me。             No�察�not until she comes。        Then�察�after 

thateight days�察�she'll be here soon�察�any moment�拭            �What�拭     �You think so�察�

too�拭   �Don't you�拭      �Surely�察�yes�察�any moment。          Yes�察�I'll go to sleep now�察�

and when you see her rowing out from shore you wake me。                    You'll know 

her�察�you can't make a mistake。          She is likeno�察�there is no one like her 

but you can't make a mistake。; 

     That day strange figures began to mount 

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