Beware the Dog : Roald Dahl [31 of 32]

• She beckoned with her hand and the Wing Commander came in. "Sorry to bother you like this," he said. He was an ordinary RAF officer,
• dressed in a uniform which was a little shabby, and he wore wings and a DFC. He was fairly tall and thin with plenty of black hair.
• His teeth, which were irregular and widely spaced, stuck out a little even when he closed his mouth.
• As he spoke he took a printed form and a pencil from his pocket, and he pulled up a chair and sat down.
• "How are you feeling?" There was no answer. "Tough luck about your leg. I know how you feel.
• I hear you put up a fine show before they got you." The man in the bed was lying quite still, watching the man in the chair.