“IhopethatIshalllive，“heanswered。“Iamhungry，pleasegivemesomefood。“
Nextinstanttherewasatumultnearby，andwhenAlanlookedupagainitwastoseeJeekie，verylightlyclad，flyingthroughthedoor。
“Itwillbeherepresently，“shesaid。“Oh！ifyouknewwhatIhavesuffered，ifyouonlyknew。NowyouwillrecoverwhomIthoughtdead，forthisfeverpassesquicklyandthereshallbesuchasacrifice——no，Iforgot，youhatesacrifices——thereshallbenosacrifice，thereshallbeathanksgiving，andeverywomaninthelandshallbreakherbondstohusbandortoloverandtakehimwhomshedesireswithoutreproachorloss。IwilldoasIwouldbedoneby，thatisthelawyoutaughtme，isitnot？“
Thisnovelinterpretationofasacreddoctrine，worthyofJeekiehimself，soparalyzedAlan’senfeebledbrainthathecouldmakenoanswer，nordoanythingexceptwonderwhatwouldhappeninAsiki-landwhenthedecreeofitspriestesstookeffect。ThenJeekiearrivedwithsomethingtodrinkwhichheswallowedwiththeeagernessoftheconvalescentandalmostimmediatelywenttosleepingoodearnest。
Alan’srecoverywasrapid，sinceastheAsikahadtoldhim，ifapatientlivesthroughit，thekindoffeverthathehadtakendidnotlastlongenoughtoexhausthisvitalforces。Whensheaskedhimifheneededanythingtomakehimwell，heanswered: