He does not want his being here to be known, because he is afraid he might be packed off in one of the ships of war, as soon as he recovers.

I suppose you can manage that ?' "'Oh, yes,' she said; 'I have very few visitors, and no one would guess that I have anyone upstairs.' "'He has plenty of money to pay your charges.

Now I will leave him with you, and will look in tomorrow, to see how he is getting on.' "I stayed there a fortnight, by which time the inflammation had pretty well subsided.

No one could be kinder than the old woman was.

She used to bathe my arm by the hour, and she fed me up with broth.
"At the end of that time I felt ready for work, though my arm was of course useless.