He insisted on Ingolby keeping silent, and he gave a mild opiate which induced several hours' sleep.
During this time Rockwell prepared himself for the ordeal which must be passed as soon as possible; gave all needed directions, and had a conference with the assistant Chief Constable to whom he confided the truth.

He suggested plans for preserving order in excited Lebanon, which was determined to revenge itself on Manitou; and he gave some careful and specific instructions to Jowett the horse-dealer.

Also, he had conferred with Gabriel Druse, who had helped bear the injured man to his own home.

He had noted with admiration the strange gentleness of the giant Romany as he, alone, carried Ingolby in his arms, and laid him on the bed from which he was to rise with all that he had fought for overthrown, himself the blind victim of a hard fate.

He had noticed the old man straighten himself with a spring and stand as though petrified when Ingolby said: "Why don't you turn on the light ?" As he looked round in that instant of ghastly silence he had observed almost mechanically that the old man's lips were murmuring something.