Marse George Temple gin him his own baid an' sot up mos' ob de night, an' dar he stayed fur fo' days till he come to.

Dat's what Todd done tol' me, an' I reckon Todd knows." The colonel was in his den when this conversation took place.

He was generally to be found there since the duel.

Often his wife, or Alec, or some of his neighbors would surprise him buried in his easy-chair, an unopened book in his hand, his eyes staring straight ahead as if trying to grasp some problem which repeatedly eluded him.

After the episode at the club he became more absorbed than ever.