Each of his brothers died in the war, leaving Tom as his mother's "sole remaining boy".
When the surgeon presently left Tom, she ventured to go and tap on the door of the best bedroom.
He went away with a nod and a smile, leaving Tom to his various reflections.
Helen is offered a better job in another town but she doesn't want to leave Tom.
The door shut behind him, leaving Tom alone in the hallway.
"I left Tom with him," she explained, pausing in front of her apartment.
One celebratory journey leaves Tom with a fever and he later learns the error of his ways.
She couldn't just leave Tom here, yet neither could she find him.
The Russians left Tom as dead meat in the snow, but he was only knocked out.
He went below, leaving Tom and Ned staring at one another.