CHAPTER XXIX.
NEW EXPERIENCE.
Soon Cosmo began to recover more rapidly--as well he might, he told Joan, with such a heavenly servant to wait on him! The very next day he was up almost the whole of it.

But that very day was Joan less with him than hitherto, and therefrom came not so often and stayed a shorter time.

She would bring him books and leave them, saying he did not require a nurse any more now that he was able to feed himself.

And Cosmo, to his trouble, could not help thinking sometimes that her manner towards him was also a little changed.
What could have come between them he asked himself twenty times a day.

Had he hurt her anyhow?
Had he unconsciously put on the schoolmaster with her?
Had he presumed on her kindness?
With such questions he plagued himself, but found to them no answer.