His father came in.

He looked at the boy with a childish and anxious sweetness.

"Don't you feel quite as well as you did ?" he inquired.
"Dunno as I do." "Took your medicine reg'lar ?" Ephraim nodded.
"I guess it's good medicine," said Caleb; "it come real high; I guess the doctor thought consid'ble of it.

I'd take it reg'lar if I was you.

I thought you looked as if you didn't feel quite so well as common when I come in." Caleb took off his boots and tended the fire.