Mardi Volume 1 Chapter 24 - Dedicated to the College of Physicians and Surgeons

In which a savage warrior endures the amputation of his own wounded arm with stoic fortitude and singular self-reliance, suspending the severed limb aloft in solemn superstition. The narrative then reflects on the nature of bodily loss in battle, drawing contemplative parallels with famed warriors of old, and lamenting the fading of chivalric eras with a wistful eye.