Beware the Dog : Roald Dahl [13 of 32]

• "Well, well," he said. "So you've decided to wake up at last. How are you feeling?" "I feel all right."
• "That's the stuff. You'll be up and about in no time." The doctor took his wrist to feel his pulse.
• "By the way," he said, "some of the lads from your squadron were ringing up and asking about you. They wanted to come along and see you,
• but I said that they'd better wait a day or two. Told them you were all right, and that they could come and see you a little later on.
• Just lie quiet and take it easy for a bit. Got something to read?" He glanced at the table with the roses.
• "No. Well, nurse will look after you. She'll get you anything you want." With that he waved his hand and went out,
• followed by the large clean nurse. When they had gone, he lay back and looked at the ceiling again.
• The fly was still there and as he lay watching it he heard the noise of an airplane in the distance.