He ran towards him, and assisted him to a seat.

Scarcely had the young man reached it, when a violent sickness seized him; a greenish-coloured froth appeared at the mouth, and he began to grow delirious.

Guided by the convulsive efforts of the sufferer, Bloundel tore off his clothes, and after a moment's search, perceived under the left arm a livid pustule.

He uttered a cry of anguish.

His son was plague-stricken.
II.
THE COFFIN-MAKER.
The first shock over, the grocer bore the affliction manfully, and like one prepared for it.