Why did the beggar hang on down there, when he could have enjoyed all that civilization had to offer?
Yes, he would be mighty glad to see McClintock; and the sooner he came the better.
Sometimes at sea a skipper will order his men to trim, batten down the hatches, and clear the deck of all litter.

The barometer says nothing, neither the sky nor the water; the skipper has the "feel" that out yonder there's a big blow moving.

Now the doctor had the "feel" that somewhere ahead lay danger.

It was below consciousness, elusive; so he sent out a call to his friend, defensively.
* * * * * At the end of each day Ah Cum would inquire as to the progress of the patient, and invariably the answer was: "About the same." This went on for ten days.

Then Ah Cum was notified that the patient had sat up in bed for quarter of an hour.