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1、ADay’sWaitHecameintotheroomtoshutthewindowswhilewewerestillinbedandIsawhelookedill.Hewasshivering,hisfacewaswhite,andhewalkedslowlyasthoughitachedtomove. "What'sthematter,Schatz?" "I'vegotaheadache." "Youbettergobacktobed." "No,I'mallright."
2、 "Yougotobed.I'llseeyouwhenI'mdressed." ButwhenIcamedownstairshewasdressed,sittingbythefire,lookingaverysickandmiserableboyofnineyears.WhenIputmyhandonhisforeheadIknewhehadafever. "Yougouptobed,"Isaid,"You'resick." "I'mallright,"hesaid. Whent
3、hedoctorcamehetooktheboy'stemperature. "Whatisit?"Iaskedhim. "Onehundredandtwo." Downstairs,thedoctorleftthreedifferentmedicinesindifferentcoloredcapsuleswithinstructionsforgivingthem.Onewastobringdownthefever,anotherapurgative,thethirdtoovercome
4、anacidcondition.Thegermsofinfluenzacanonlyexistinanacidcondition,heexplained.Heseemedtoknowallaboutinfluenzaandsaidtherewasnothingtoworryaboutifthefeverdidnotgoaboveonehundredandfourdegrees.Thiswasalightepidemicoffluandtherewasnodangerifyouavoidedpneumoni
5、a. BackintheroomIwrotetheboy'stemperaturedownandmadeanoteofthetimetogivethevariouscapsules. "Doyouwantmetoreadtoyou?" "Allright.Ifyouwantto,"saidtheboy.Hisfacewasverywhiteandthereweredarkareasunderhiseyes.Helaystillinthebedandseemedverydetachedfr
6、omwhatwasgoingon. IreadaloudfromHowardPyle'sBookofPirates;butIcouldseehewasnotfollowingwhatIwasreading. "Howdoyoufeel,Schatz?"Iaskedhim. "Justthesame,sofar,"hesaid. IsatatthefootofthebedandreadtomyselfwhileIwaitedforittobetimetogiveanothercapsul
7、e.Itwouldhavebeennaturalforhimtogotsleep,butwhenIlookeduphewaslookingatthefootofthebed,lookingverystrangely. "Whydon'tyoutrytosleep?I'llwakeyouupforthemedicine." "I'dratherstayawake." Afterawhilehesaidtome,"Youdon'thavetostayinherewithme,Papa,ifi
8、tbothersyou." "Itdoesn'tbotherme." "No,Imeanyoudon'thavetostayifit'sgoingtobotheryou." Ithoughtperhapshewasalittlelightheadedandaftergivinghimtheprescribedcapsulesateleveno'clockIwentoutforawhile.Itwasabrig
