（12）门帘一掀，进来一个穿着整齐制服的小鬼。他把饭菜放到桌上，向白求恩敬个礼道：“白大夫，向你报到，我是派来招呼你的小鬼。”“小鬼？”白求恩叨念着，不理解这两字的含义。

(12) The door curtain was pushed aside, and in came a little boy dressed in a neat uniform. He placed a meal on the table and saluted Bethune: “Doctor Bai, reporting to you, I am the little devil assigned to look after you.” – “Little devil?” Bethune repeated, not quite understanding the meaning of the term.