diff --git a/engines/wage/world.cpp b/engines/wage/world.cpp
index ec1d894f7aa0..776d5df80a7f 100644
--- a/engines/wage/world.cpp
+++ b/engines/wage/world.cpp
@@ -60,6 +60,11 @@ World::World() {
 	_storageScene._name = STORAGESCENE;
 	_orderedScenes.push_back(&_storageScene);
 	_scenes[STORAGESCENE] = &_storageScene;
+
+	_gameOverMessage = nullptr;
+	_saveBeforeQuitMessage = nullptr;
+	_saveBeforeCloseMessage = nullptr;
+	_revertMessage = nullptr;
 }
 
 bool World::loadWorld(Common::MacResManager *resMan) {
@@ -106,6 +111,28 @@ bool World::loadWorld(Common::MacResManager *resMan) {
 		delete res;
 	}
 
+	Common::String *message;
+	if ((message = loadStringFromDITL(resMan, 2910, 1)) != NULL) {
+		message->trim();
+		warning("_gameOverMessage: %s", message->c_str());
+		_gameOverMessage = message;
+	}
+	if ((message = loadStringFromDITL(resMan, 2480, 3)) != NULL) {
+		message->trim();
+		warning("_saveBeforeQuitMessage: %s", message->c_str());
+		_saveBeforeQuitMessage = message;
+	}
+	if ((message = loadStringFromDITL(resMan, 2490, 3)) != NULL) {
+		message->trim();
+		warning("_saveBeforeCloseMessage: %s", message->c_str());
+		_saveBeforeCloseMessage = message;
+	}
+	if ((message = loadStringFromDITL(resMan, 2940, 2)) != NULL) {
+		message->trim();
+		warning("_revertMessage: %s", message->c_str());
+		_revertMessage = message;
+	}
+
 	// Load scenes
 	resArray = resMan->getResIDArray(MKTAG('A','S','C','N'));
 	debug(3, "Loading %d scenes", resArray.size());
@@ -221,4 +248,22 @@ void World::loadExternalSounds(String fname) {
 	}
 }
 
+Common::String *World::loadStringFromDITL(Common::MacResManager *resMan, int resourceId, int itemIndex) {
+	Common::SeekableReadStream *res = resMan->getResource(MKTAG('D','I','T','L'), resourceId);
+	if (res) {
+		int itemCount = res->readSint16BE();
+		for (int i = 0; i <= itemCount; i++) {
+			// int placeholder; short rect[4]; byte flags; pstring str;
+			res->skip(13);
+			Common::String message = readPascalString(res);
+			if (i == itemIndex) {
+				Common::String *msg = new Common::String(message);
+				return msg;
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	return NULL;
+}
+
 } // End of namespace Wage
diff --git a/engines/wage/world.h b/engines/wage/world.h
index 1b1bc73e9f72..1514b57b2095 100644
--- a/engines/wage/world.h
+++ b/engines/wage/world.h
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ class World {
 
 	bool loadWorld(Common::MacResManager *resMan);
 	void loadExternalSounds(String fname);
+	Common::String *loadStringFromDITL(Common::MacResManager *resMan, int resourceId, int itemIndex);
 
 	String _name;
 	String _aboutMessage;
@@ -80,6 +81,11 @@ class World {
 	Chr *_player;
 	//List<MoveListener> moveListeners;
 
+	Common::String *_gameOverMessage;
+	Common::String *_saveBeforeQuitMessage;
+	Common::String *_saveBeforeCloseMessage;
+	Common::String *_revertMessage;
+
 	void addScene(Scene *room) {
 		if (room->_name.size() != 0) {
 			String s = room->_name;