That's beastly, isn't it?
What does Prentiss say ?" Neil told him and gained some degree of animation in fervid protestation against his fate.

For want of another, he held the doctor to account for everything, only admitting Simson to an occasional share in the blame.
Paul looked genuinely distressed, joining him in denunciation of Prentiss and uttering such bits of consolation as occurred to him.

These generally consisted of such original remarks as "Perhaps it won't be as bad as they think." "I don't believe doctors know everything, after all." "Mills will make them get you around before two weeks, I'll bet." After dinner Paul returned to report a state of general gloom at training-table.
"Every one's awfully sorry and cut up about it, chum.

Mills says he'll come and look you up in the morning, and told me to tell you to keep your courage up." After his information had given out, Paul walked restlessly about the study, taking up book after book only to lay it down again, and behaving generally like a fish out of water.

Neil, grateful for the other's sympathy, and secretly delighted at the healing of the breach, could afford to be generous.
"I say, Paul, I'll be all right.