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Try to sleep now , and we 'll pull you through . Good-by , for the present . '' And , with a heart lighter , somehow , than it had been of late , the lieutenant left . At noon that day , when the prisoners came in from labor and the officer 's of the day inspected their general condition before permitting them to go to their dinner , the sergeant of the guard informed him that O'Grady had slept quietly almost all the morning , but was then awake and feeling very much better , though still weak and nervous . `` Do you think he can walk over to my quarters ? '' asked Mr. Billings . `` He will try it , sir , or anything the lieutenant wants him to try . ''