Don't blame yourself. It could have gotten out any number of ways.
[He doesn't say 'it'll be all right'. They don't know that, and he stopped believing in false hope a long time ago. But he coughs, hard enough to make his muscles pull painfully, and he draws in a sharp breath. He hasn't been sick for a very long time. Was this always what it was like?]
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[He doesn't say 'it'll be all right'. They don't know that, and he stopped believing in false hope a long time ago. But he coughs, hard enough to make his muscles pull painfully, and he draws in a sharp breath. He hasn't been sick for a very long time. Was this always what it was like?]