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llseeyouwhenI'
mdressed."
ButwhenIcamedownstairshewasdressed,sittingbythefire,lookingaverysickandmiserableboyofnineyears.WhenIputmyhandonhisforeheadIknewhehadafever.
Yougouptobed,"
Isaid,"
You'
resick."
mallright,"
hesaid.
Whenthedoctorcamehetooktheboy'
stemperature.
sit?
Iaskedhim.
Onehundredandtwo."
Downstairs,thedoctorleftthreedifferentmedicinesindifferentcoloredcapsuleswithinstructionforgivingthem.Onewastobringdownthefever,anotherapurgative,thethirdtoovercomeanacidcondition.Thegermsofinfluenza流感canonlyexistinanacidcondition,heexplained.Heseemedtoknowallaboutinfluenzaandsaidtherewasnothingtoworryaboutifthefeverdidnotgoaboveonehundredandfourdegrees.Thiswasalightepidemicoffluandtherewasnodangerifyouavoidedpneumonia.
BackintheroomIwrotetheboy'
stemperaturedownandmadeanoteofthetimetogivethevariouscapsules.
Doyouwantmetoreadtoyou?
Allright.Ifyouwantto,"
saidtheboy.Hisfacewasverywhiteandthereweredarkareasunderhiseyes.Helaystillinthebedandseemedverydetachedfromwhatwasgoingon.
IreadaloudfromHowardPyle'
sBookofpirates;
butIcouldseehewasnotfollowingwhatIwasreading.
Howdoyoufeel,Schatz?
Justthesame,sofar,"
IsatatthefootofthebedandreadtomyselfwhileIwaitedforittobetimetogiveanothercapsule.Itwouldhavebeennaturalforhimtogotosleep,butwhenIlookeduphewaslookingatthefootofthebed,lookingverystrangely.
Whydon'
tyoutrytosleep?
I'
llwakeyouupforthemedicine."
dratherstayawake."
Afterawhilehesaidtome,"
Youdon'
thavetostayinherewithme,Papa,ifitbothersyou."
Itdoesn'
tbotherme."
No,Imeanyoudon'
thavetostayifit'
sgoingtobotheryou."
Ithoughtperhapshewasalittlelightheadedandaftergivinghimtheprescribedcapsulesateleveno'
clockIwentoutforawhile.Itwasabright,coldday,thegroundcoveredwithasleetthathadfrozensothatitseemedasifallthebaretrees,thebushes,thecutbrushandallthegrassandthebaregroundhadbeenvarnishedwithice,ItooktheyoungIrishsetterforawalkuptheroadandalongafrozencreek,butitwasdifficulttostandorwalkontheglassysurfaceandthereddogslippedandslitheredandIfelltwice,hard,oncedroppingmygunandhavingitslideawayovertheice.
Weflushedacovey一小群鹧鸪ofquailunderahighclaybankwithoverhangingbrushandIkilledtwoastheywentoutofsightoverthetopofthebank.Someofthecoveylitintrees,butmostofthemscatteredintobrushpilesanditwasnecessarytojumpontheice-coatedmoundsofbrushseveraltimesbeforetheywouldflush.Comingoutwhileyouwerepoisedunsteadilyontheicy,springybrushtheymadedifficultshootingandIkilledtwo,missedfive,andstartedbackpleasedtohavefoundacoveyclosetothehouseandhappythereweresomanylefttofindonanotherday.
Atthehousetheysaidtheboyhadrefusedtoletanyonecomeintotheroom.
Youcan'
tcomein,"
hesaid."
Youmustn'
tgetwhatIhave."
IwentuptohimandfoundhiminexactlythepositionIhadlefthim,white-faced,butwiththetopsofhischeeksflushedbythefever,staringstill,ashehadstared,atthefootofthebed.
Itookhistemperature.
Whatisit?
Somethinglikeahundred,"
Isaid.Itwasonehundredandtwoandfourtenths.
Itwasahundredandtwo,"
Whosaidso?
Thedoctor."
Yourtemperatureisallright,"
Isaid."
It'
snothingtoworryabout."
Idon'
tworry,"
hesaid,"
butIcan'
tkeepfromthinking."
Don'
tthink,"
Justtakeiteasy."
mtakingiteasy,"
hesaidandlookedstraightahead,Hewasevidentlyholdingtightontohimselfaboutsomething.
Takethiswithwater."
Doyouthinkitwilldoanygood?
Ofcourseitwill."
IsatdownandopenedthePiratebookandcommencedtoread,butIcouldseehewasnotfollowing,soIstopped.
AboutwhattimedoyouthinkI'
mgoingtodie?
heasked.
What?
AbouthowlongwillitbebeforeIdie?
Youaren'
tgoingdie.What'
sthematterwithyou?
"
Oh,yes,Iam,Iheardhimsayahundredandtwo."
Peopledon'
tdiewithafeverofonehundredandtwo.That'
sasillywaytotalk."
Iknowtheydo.AtschoolinFrancetheboystoldmeyoucan'
tlivewithforty-fourdegrees.I'
vegotahundredandtwo."
Hehadbeenwaitingtodieallday,eversincenineo'
clockinthemorning.
YoupoorSchatz,"
PooroldSchatz.It'
slikemilesandkilometers.Youaren'
tgoingtodie.That'
sdifferentthermometer.Onthatthermometerthirty-sevenisnormal.Onthiskindit'
sninety-eight."
Areyousure?
Absolutely,"
slikemilesandkilometers.Youknow,likehowmanykilometerswemakewhenwedoseventymilesinthecar?
Oh,"
Buthisgazeatthefootofthebedrelaxedslowly.Theholdoverhimselfrelaxedtoo,finally,andthenextdayitwasveryslackandhecriedveryeasilyatlittlethingsthatwereofnoimportance.
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TrueorFalseQuestions:
1.(T)Thetimeofdaywasearlyinthemorningatthebeginningofthestory.
2.(F)Theboypretendedtobelisteningattentivelywhilehisfatherwasreadingtohim.
3.(T)Theboypreferredtostayawakebecausehethoughttherewouldn’tbetoomuchtimeleftforhim.
4.(F)Thefatherdidnotrealizewhattheboywasreallythinkingaboutandwentouthuntinginthewoods.
5.(T)Theauthordescribesthehuntingsceneforthereasonthatitdivertsthereaders’attentionsothattheboy’srealthoughtswillbeagreatersurprisewhentheyarerevealed.
6.(F)Theboykepttightcontroloverhimselfthroughoutthedaybecausehethoughthewasgoingtodieandhemustshowcourageinthefaceoflife.
7.(T)Theboyrefusedtoletanyonecomeintotheroombecausehecomplainedthattheydidnotunderstandhisterribletensioninside.
8.(T)WhatledtheboytothinkthathewasgoingtodiewasthathemistooktheFahrenheitscalefortheCelsiusone.
9.(T)Thefathermadeananalogybetweenthedifferenceoftwothermometersandthatofmilesandkilometers.
10.(F)Thenextdaytheboycriedeasilyattriflingmatters.Thereasonforthisisprobablythatasaspiltboy,heoftencomplainedaboutunimportantthings.
SupplementaryReadingMaterial-2:
ArtforHeart’sSake
ByRubeGoldberg
KeithKoppel,privatedutynursetotheextraordinarilywealthyCollisP.Ellsworth,wasgladtoleavehispatient’sroomtoanswerthedoor.HehadhadatiringmorningtryingtogetEllsworthtocooperateinhisownrecovery.AssoonasKoppeldiscoveredthatthecallerwasEllsworth’sdoctor,hebegantocomplain.
“Ican’tdoathingwithhim,”hetoldDr.Caswell.“Hewon’ttakehisjuice.Hedoesn’twantmetoreadtohim.HehateslisteningtotheradioorwatchingTV.Hedoesn’tlikeanything.”
Actually,hedidlikesomething:
hisbusiness.Theproblemwasthatwhilehewasstillafabulouslywealthyman,hehadrecentlybeguntomakebigmistakes.Heinsistedonbuyingcompaniesatveryhighprices,onlytowatchthemfailorgobankrupt.
Ellsworthwasinprettygoodshapefora76-year-old,buthisbusinessfailureswereruinoustohishealth.HehadsufferedhislastheartattackafterhisdisastrouspurchaseofasmallrailroadinIowa.Thehealthproblemhesufferedbeforethatcameaboutbecauseofexcitementoverthefailureofachainofgrocerystores,storeswhichhehadpurchasedataninflatedprice.Itseemedthatallhisrecentpurchaseshadtobeliquidatedatagreatsacrificetobothhispocketbookandhishealth.Theywerebeginningtohaveseriouseffects.
Dr.Caswellhaddonehishomework,however.Herealizedthatheneededtointeresttheoldmaninsomethingwhichwouldtakehismindoffhisproblemandredirecthisenergies.Hisanswerwasart.Thedoctorenteredhispatient’sroom.
“Ihearthatyouhaven’tbeenobeyingorders,”thedoctorsaid.
“Who’sgivingmeordersatmytimeoflife?
”
Thedoctordrewuphischairandsatdownclosetotheoldman.“I’vegotasuggestionforyou,”hesaidquietly.
OldEllsworthlookedsuspiciouslyoverhiseyeglasses.“Whatisit,moremedicine,moreautomobilerides,morefoolishnesstokeepmeawayfrommyoffice?
“Howwouldyouliketotakeupart?
’Thedoctorhadhisstethoscopereadyincasethesuddennessofthesuggestionprovedtoomuchforthepatient’sheart.
Buttheoldman’sanswerwasastrong“foolishness!
“Idon’tmeanseriously,”saidthedoctor,relievedthatnothinghadhappened.“Justplayaroundwithchalkandcrayons.It’llbefun.”
Butafterseveralmorescowls,whichweremetwithgentlepersuasionbythewisedoctor,Ellsworthgavein.Hewould,atleast,tryitforawhile.
CaswellwenttohisfriendJudsonLivingston,headoftheAtlanticArtInstitute,andexplainedthesituation.LivingstonintroducedFrankSwain.Swainwasan18-year-oldartstudent,quitegood;
whoneededmoneytocontinuehiseducation.HewouldtutorEllsworthoneafternoonaweekfortendollarsanhour.
Theirfirstlessonwasonthenextafternoon.Itwaslessthananoverwhelmingsuccess.Swainbeganbyarrangingsomepaperandcrayonsonthetable.
“Let’strytodrawthatvaseoverthere,”hesuggested.
“Whatfor?
”It’sonlyabowlwithsomeb
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