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“I’vegotaheadache.”

“Youbettergobacktobed.”

“No.I’mallright.”

“Yougotobed.I’llseeyouwhenI’mdressed.”

ButwhenIcamedownstairshewasdressed,sittingbythefire,lookingaverysickandmiserableboyofnineyears.WhenIputmyhandonhisforeheadIknowhehadafever.

“Yougouptobed,”Isaid,“you’resick.”

“I’mallright,”hesaid.

Whenthedoctorcamehetooktheboy’stemperature.“whatisit?

”Iaskedhim.

“Onehundredandtwo.”

Downstairs,thedoctorleftthreedifferentmedicinesindifferentcolouredcapsuleswithinstructionsforgivingthem.Onewastobringdownthefever,anotherapurgative,thethirdtoovercomeanacidcondition.Thegermsofinfluenzacanonlyexistinanacidcondition,heexplained.Heseemedtoknowallaboutinfluenzaandsaidtherewasnothingtoworryaboutifthefeverdidnotgoaboveonhundredandfourdegrees.Thiswasalightepidemicoffluandtherewasnodangerifyouavoidedpneumonia.

BackintheroomIwrotetheboy’stemperaturedownandmadeanoteofthetimetogivethevariouscapsules.

“Doyouwantmetoreadtoyou?

“Allright.Ifyouwantto,”saidtheboy.Hisfacewasverywhiteandthereweredarkareasunderhiseyes.Helaystillinthebedandseemedverydetachedfromwhatwasgoingon.

IreadaloudfromHowardPyle’sBookofPrivates;

butIcouldseehewasnotfollowingwhatIwasreading.

“Howdoyoufeel,Schatz?

”Iaskedhim.

“Justthesame,sofar,”hesaid.

IsatatthefootofthebedandreadtomyselfwhileIwaitedforittobetimetogiveanothercapsule.Itwouldhavebeennaturalforhimtogotosleep,butwhenIlookeduphewaslookingatthefootofthebed,lookingverystrangely.

“Whydon’tyoutrytosleep?

I’llwakeyouupforthemedicine.”

“I’dratherstayawake.”

Afterawhilehesaidtome,“Youdon’thavetostayinherewithme,Papa,ifitbothersyou.”

“Itdoesn’tbotherme.”

“No,Imeanyoudon’thavetostayifit’sgoingtobotheryou.”

Ithoughtperhapshewasalittlelightheadedandaftergivinghimtheprescribedcapsulesateleveno’clockIwentoutforawhile.

Itwasabright,coldday,thegroundcoveredwithasleetthathadfrozensothatitseemedasifallthebaretrees,thebushes,thecutbrushandallthegrassandthebaregroundhadbeenvarnishedwithice.ItooktheyoungIrishsetterforalittlewalkuptheroadandalongafrozencreek,butitwasdifficulttostandorwalkontheglassysurfaceandthereddogslippedandslitheredandIfelltwice,hard,oncedroppingmygunandhavingitslideawayovertheice.

WeflushedacoveyofquailunderahighclaybankwithoverhangingbrushandIkilledtwoastheywentoutofsightoverthetopofthebank.Someofthecoveylitintrees,butmostofthemscatteredintobrushpilesanditwasnecessarytojumpontheice-coatedmoundsofbrushseveraltimesbeforetheywouldflush.Comingoutwhileyouwerepoisedunsteadilyontheicy,springybrushtheymadedifficultshootingandIkilledtwo,missedfive,andstartedbackpleasedtohavefoundacoveyclosetothehouseandhappythereweresomanylefttofindonanotherday.

Atthehousetheysaidtheboyhadrefusedtoletanyonecomeintotheroom.

“Youcan’tcomein.”hesaid.“Youmustn’tgetwhatIhave.”

IwentuptohimandfoundhiminexactlythepositionIhadlefthim,white-faced,butwiththetopsofhischeeksflushedbythefever,staringstill,ashehadstared,atthefootofthebed.

Itookhistemperature.

“Somethinglikeahundred.”Isaid.Itwasonehundredandtwoandfour-tenths.

“Itwasahundredandtwo,”hesaid.

“Whosaidso?

“Thedoctor.”

“Yourtemperatureisallright,”Isaid.“It’snothingtoworryabout.”

“Idon’tworry,”hesaid,“butIcan’tkeepfromthinking.”

“Don’tthink,”Isaid,“Justtakeiteasy.”

“I’mtakingiteasy,”hesaidandlookedstraightahead.Hewasevidentlyholdingtightontohimselfaboutsomething.

“Takethiswithwater.”

“Doyouthinkitwilldoanygood?

“Ofcourseitwill.”

IsatdownandopenedthePiratebookandcommencedtoread,butIcouldseehewasnotfollowing,soIstopped.

“AboutwhattimewillitbebeforeIdie?

“Youaren’tgoingtodie.What’sthematterwith?

“Oh,yes,Iam.Iheardhimsayahundredandtwo.”

“Peopledon’tdiewithafeverofonehundredandtwo.That’sasillywaytotalk.”

“Iknowtheydo.AtschoolinFrancetheboystoldmeyoucan’tlivewithforty-fourdegrees.I’vegotahundredandtwo.”

“YoupoorSchatz,”Isaid.“PooroldSchatz.It’slikemilesandkilometers.Youaren’tgoingtodie.That’sadifferentthermometer.Onthatthermometerthirty-sevenis