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let him look me over. His decision was that the blotches were only acne, or pimples from eating too much candy. I wasn't satisfied yet, as I was bent on a trouble hunt, so I called attention  of the other doctor. They both went into consultation and after a few minutes I was sentence. "Yes," they said, "you've got the measles.." To the sergeant they said, "Put him up".

I had an unhappy moment when I thought of being out in a tent with no comforts and ^[[with]] but two blankets as my squadron mate Duncan Grant had undergone. So I asked to go back for my pay and some of my own blankets. They gave assent on condition that I should tell noone about my condition. I agreed; went down and collected a few blankets; was refused my pay; passed my friends rather mournfully; reported back to the orderly room. The place was empty so I set my stuff down and wandered