It is regarded that the wetting deformation is generated by the loss of matrix suction, and a constitutive relationship between lost matric suction and wetting deformation deduced.

But whenever my patient begins to count the carriages in her funeral procession I subtract 50 per cent from the curative power of medicines.

In this short story, with his humorous, ironical and comedic writing style, O. Henry reveals the tragic theme that the absurd society without humanity brings people spiritual agony.