Read the passage.
the lieutenant had been very meek, but now his face was flushed, and he looked into the doctor’s eyes. “i guess i won’t have it amputated,” he said. “nonsense, man! nonsense! ” cried the doctor. “come along, now. i won’t amputate it. come along. don’t be a baby.”
in this excerpt from “an episode of war” by stephen crane, why does the doctor promise not to amputate the lieutenant’s arm?
he worries that other wounded soldiers will become frightened.
he wants to persuade the lieutenant to cooperate.
he does not have time to tend to the lieutenant’s wound.
he believes the lieutenant is not seriously injured.