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At the best it means a couple of months or so on his back . No , I think the cut on his head is n't serious , although it has knocked him silly for a while . '' At length the horrid work was done , and the doctor , who had to return to a confinement case in the village , departed . Before he went he told Morris that he hoped to be back by five o'clock . He promised also that before his return he would call in at the Sailor 's Home to see that the crew were comfortable , and discover what he could of the details of the catastrophe . Meanwhile for his part , Morris undertook to watch in the sick-room . For nearly three hours , while the drug retained his grip of him , the patient remained comatose .