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Henry wakes from surgery feeling so sick that he doesn\'t even care whether Catherine visits him.
A few other patients are admitted, a lucky break for the lovers because now the hospital can justify keeping the full staff of nurses. Catherine volunteers for night duty to be with Henry.
When he\'s not with her, Henry sends Catherine notes, using Helen Ferguson as a messenger. At one point he has a significant conversation with Helen regarding Catherine. Hints about the future pepper their talk. Marriage? A split-up? Death? Pregnancy? At this juncture you don\'t know, nor are you supposed to know. This is the complication of Hemingway\'s \"drama.\" His job is to pique interest, which he does in seemingly artless conversations like this one.
Helen convinces Catherine to go off night duty for three nights and rest. When she comes back to him, their love, if anything, is stronger.
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