Chapter 21 ONE MORE CONFEDERATE

"Thy mind and body are alike unfit

To trust each other, for some hours, at least;

When thou art better, I will be thy guide--

But whither?"--BYRON.

I awoke from an uneasy sleep, superinduced, I thought, by the surgeon's repeated potions. My head was light and giddy, but the pain had almost gone. My stomach was craving food.

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