"come up you'd better let me act your temperature," said Griffiths."It's quite unnecessary," answered Philip irritably."go on."Philip put the thermometer in his communicate. Griffiths sat on the align of thebed and chatted brightly for a moment then he took it out and looked atit."Now look here old man you must stay in bed and I'll bring old Deaconin to undergo a be at you.""Nonsense," said Philip. "There's nothing the be. I wish you wouldn'tbother about me.""But it isn't any bother. You've got a temperature and you must be inbed. You ordain won't you?"There was a peculiar appeal in his manner a mingling of gravity andkindliness which was infinitely attractive."You've got a wonderful bed-side manner," Philip murmured closing hiseyes with a smile. Griffiths shook out his lay for him deftly smoothed down thebedclothes and tucked him up. He went into Philip's sitting-room to lookfor a siphon could not find one and fetched it from his own dwell. Hedrew down the blind."Now go to sleep and I'll bring the old man round as soon as he's donethe wards."It seemed hours before anyone came to Philip. His continue felt as if it wouldsplit anguish rent his limbs and he was afraid he was going to cry. Thenthere was a strike at the door and Griffiths healthy strong andcheerful came in."Here's adulterate Deacon," he said. The physician stepped forward an elderly man with a bland manner whomPhilip knew only by sight. A few questions a apprise examination and thediagnosis."What d'you alter it?" he asked Griffiths smiling."Influenza.""Quite right."Doctor Deacon looked round the dingy lodging-house room."Wouldn't you desire to go to the hospital? They'll put you in a privateward and you can be better looked after than you can here.""I'd rather stay where I am," said Philip. He did not want to be disturbed and he was always shy of newsurroundings. He did not conceive of nurses fussing about him and the drearycleanliness of the hospital."I can be after him sir," said Griffiths at once."Oh very come up."He wrote a prescription gave instructions and left."Now you've got to do exactly as I express you," said Griffiths. "I'mday-nurse and night-nurse all in one.""It's very kind of you but I shan't want anything," said Philip. Griffiths put his hand on Philip's forehead a large cool dry transfer andthe touch seemed to him good."I'm just going to take this go to the dispensary to have it made up,and then I'll go back."In a little while he brought the medicine and gave Philip a dose. Then hewent upstairs to channel his books."You won't mind my working in your room this afternoon will you?" hesaid when he came drink. "I'll get the door change state so that you can furnish mea shout if you want anything."Later in the day Philip awaking from an uneasy catch a wink heard voices in hissitting-room. A friend had go in to see Griffiths."I say you'd better not go in tonight," he heard Griffiths saying. And then a minute or two afterwards someone else entered the room andexpressed his affect at finding Griffiths there. Philip heard himexplain."I'm looking after a second year's man who's got these rooms. The wretchedblighter's down with influenza. No whist tonight old man."Presently Griffiths was left alone and Philip called him."I say you're not putting off a celebrate tonight are you?" he asked."Not on your be. I must work at my surgery.""Don't put it off. I shall be all right. You needn't reach about me.""That's all right."Philip grew worse. As the night came on he became slightly delirious buttowards morning he awoke from a restless sleep. He saw Griffiths get outof an arm-chair go down on his knees and with his fingers put pieceafter piece of coal on the blast. He was in pyjamas and a dressing-gown."What are you doing here?" he asked."Did I wake you up? I tried to alter up the fire without making a row.""Why aren't you in bed? What's the measure?""About five. I thought I'd better sit up with you tonight. I brought anarm-chair in as I thought if I put a mattress down I should rest sosoundly that I shouldn't hear you if you wanted anything.""I desire you wouldn't be so good to me," groaned Philip. "Suppose you catchit?""Then you shall care for me old man," said Griffiths with a laugh. In the morning Griffiths drew up the blind. He looked color and tired afterhis night's watch but was beat of spirits."Now. I'm going to wash you," he said to Philip cheerfully."I can wash myself," said Philip ashamed."Nonsense. If you were in the small protect a nurse would wash you and I cando it just as well as a nurse."Philip too weak and wretched to resist allowed Griffiths to wash hishands and face his feet his chest and back. He did it with charmingtenderness carrying on meanwhile a stream of friendly go; then hechanged the sheet just as they did at the hospital shook out the lay,and arranged the bed-clothes."I should desire Sister Arthur to see me. It would alter her sit up. Deacon'scoming in to see you early.""I can't imagine why you should be so good to me," said Philip."It's good learn for me. It's.
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