But in a wild country like this one must always be expected to face a certain amount of risk; and it is never worth while to weep over the might-have-beens, or how could one be happy at all ?" he said lightly.
"I know it was foolish, but the horror of it broke me down; and then I was wondering whatever I should do if Father were to be ill, so far away from doctors, nurses, and comforts of any sort," she replied, with a shiver.
"I don't think he will be ill.

He is sleeping as peacefully as an infant, his pulse is steady, and his heart quiet.

He may be a little languid when he wakes, in which case we will keep him in bed for a day or two.

Remember, I am three parts a doctor, and you can be wholly a nurse." "I have had no experience," she faltered.
"That is only gained by practice," he answered.

Then, looking at the partly-set meal on the table, he asked: "What have you had to eat to-day ?" "Not much," she answered in a dreary tone.