After this he gave Anscombe hot milk to drink, with two eggs broken into it, and told him to rest a while as he must not eat anything solid at present.

Then he threw a blanket over him, and, signing to me to come away, let down a mat over the window.
"I put a little something into that milk," he said outside, "which will send him to sleep for a few hours.

So we will leave him quiet.

Now you'll want a wash." "Where are you going to take Mr.Quatermain ?" asked Marnham who was seated on the stoep.
"Into my room," he answered.
"Why?
There's Heda's ready." "Heda might return at any moment," replied the doctor.

"Also Mr.
Quatermain had better sleep in Mr.Anscombe's room.