\"Why,Idon\'tknow,\"shesaid,\"Iguessso.Thedoctorsaidhecouldseesome,andhewantstoseehisfriends.That\'snotstrange——healwaysdid.I\'llask.Willyoutellmeyourname?\"
Itookoutacard.Shehelditwithoutglancingatit,andinvitedmein.
Iwaited,unnervedandfeverish,pulsing,inthedarkandnarrowhallbesidetheflimsyrackwhereseveralcoatsandhatswerehung.OncebeforeIhadvisitedKrebsinthatlodging-houseinCambridgelongagowithsomethingofthesamefeelings.Butnowtheyweregreatlyintensified.Nowhewasdying
Thewomanwasdescending.
\"Hesayshewantstoseeyou,sir,\"shesaidratherbreathlessly,andI