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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 Catherine's 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。
〃She's all right；〃 the nurse said。 〃Yo
