How is your sick man ?" "Very well," he answered gravely.

"I closed his eyes two hours ago." "He's dead, then," I said.

"Well, he 's out of his troubles, and hath that advantage over the living.

Have you another call, that you travel from home so fast ?" "Why, to tell the truth," he replied, "I could not but feel uneasy when I learned just now of this commotion amongst the heathen.

You must know best, but I should not have thought it a day for madam to walk in the woods; so I e'en thought I would cross the neck and bring her home." "For madam to walk in the woods ?" I said slowly.