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on that。

 Stay around and they would kill you。

Once in camp I put a log on top of the fire and it was full of ants。

 As it menced to burn; the ants swarmed out and went first toward the centre where the fire was; then turned back and ran toward the end。

 When there were enough on the end they fell off into the fire。

 Some got out; their bodies burnt and flattened; and went off not knowing where they were going。

 But most of them went toward the fire and then back toward the end and swarmed on the cool end and finally fell off into the fire。

 I remember thinking at the time that it was the end of the world and a splendid chance to be a messiah and lift the log off the fire and throw it out where the ants could get off onto the ground。

 But I did not do anything but throw a tin cup of water on the log; so that I would have the cup empty to put whiskey in before I added water to it。

 I think the cup of water on the burning log only steamed the ants。

So now I sat out in the hall and waited to hear how Catherine was。

 The nurse did not e out; so after a while I went to the door and opened it very softly and looked in。

 I could not see at first because there was a bright light in the hall and it was dark in the room。

 Then I saw the nurse sitting by the bed and Catherines head on a pillow; and she was all flat under the sheet。

 The nurse put her finger to her lips; then stood up and came to the door。

〃How is she?〃 I asked。

〃Shes all right;〃 the nurse said。

 〃You should go and have your supper and then e back if you wish。

I went down the hall and then down the stairs and out the door of the hospital and down the dark street in the rain to the caf? It was brightly lighted inside and there were many people at the tables。

 I did not see a place to sit; and a waiter came up to me and took my wet coat and hat and showed me a place at a table across from an elderly man who was drinking beer and reading the evening paper。

 I sat down and asked the waiter what the plat du jour was。

〃Veal stew……but it is finished。

〃What can I have to eat?〃

〃Ham and eggs; eggs with cheese; or choucroute。

〃I had choucroute this noon;〃 I said。

〃Thats true;〃 he said。

 〃Thats true。

 You ate choucroute this noon。

〃 He was a middle…aged man with a bald top to his head and his hair slicked over it。

 He had a kind face。

〃What do you want? Ham and eggs or eggs with cheese?〃

〃Ham and eggs;〃 I said; 〃and beer。

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