Though he at first demurred, saying that nothing more was to be done, and that he was perfectly satisfied with the medicine given him by Dr.Baravelli, which he continued to take, yet by constant entreaty I prevailed upon him to accede to so reasonable a request.

Dr.Frobisher, considered at that time the first living authority on diseases of the brain and nerves, saw him on the morning after our arrival.

He was good enough to speak with me at some length after seeing my brother, and to give me many hints and recipes whereby I might be better enabled to nurse the invalid.
Sir John's condition, he said, was such as to excite serious anxiety.
There was, indeed, no brain mischief of any kind to be discovered, but his lungs were in a state of advanced disease, and there were signs of grave heart affection.

Yet he did not bid me to despair, but said that with careful nursing life might certainly be prolonged, and even some measure of health in time restored.

He asked me more than once if I knew of any trouble or worry that preyed upon Sir John's mind.