It was what you call board and lodging to me.
But of course I have sense to eat the legs, and live in the body.

There were many dead about who had all their water bottles, so I had all I could wish.

And on the eleventh day there came a patrol of light cavalry, and all was well." It was by such chance chats as these--hardly worth repeating in themselves--that there came light upon himself and his past.

But the day was coming when we should know all; and how it came I shall try now to tell you.
The winter had been a dreary one, but with March came the first signs of spring, and for a week on end we had sunshine and winds from the south.
On the 7th Jim Horscroft was to come back from Edinburgh; for though the session ended with the 1st, his examination would take him a week.
Edie and I were out walking on the sea beach on the 6th, and I could talk of nothing but my old friend--for, indeed, he was the only friend of my own age that I had at that time.

Edie was very silent, which was a rare thing with her; but she listened smiling to all that I had to say.
"Poor old Jim!" said she once or twice under her breath.