Whenthedoctormadehisreappearanceitwastosaythathispatientwasbeingundressedandputtobedbyhisnegroservant，who，however，wouldreturnwiththedoctorto-night，butthatthepatientwouldbeleftwitheverythingthatwasnecessary，andthathewouldrequirenoattentionfromthefamilyuntilthenextday。
Indeed，itwasbetterthatheshouldremainundisturbed。Asthedoctorconfinedhisconfidencesandinstructionsentirelytothephysicalconditionoftheirguest，Mrs。Riversfounditawkwardtopressotherinquiries。
“Ofcourse，“shesaidatlasthesitatingly，butwithacertainprimnessofexpression，“Mr。Hamlinmustexpecttofindeverythinghereverydifferentfromwhatheisaccustomedto——atleastfromwhatmyhusbandsaysarehishabits。“
“Nobodyknowsthatbetterthanhe，Mrs。Rivers，“returnedthedoctorwithanequallymarkedprecisionofmanner，“andyoucouldnothaveaguestwhowouldbelesslikelytomakeyouremindhimofit。“
Alittleannoyed，yetnotexactlyknowingwhy，Mrs。Riversabandonedthesubject，andasthedoctorshortlyafterwardsbusiedhimselfinthecareofhispatient，withwhomheremaineduntilthehourofhisdeparture，shehadnochanceofrenewingit。Butashefinallyshookhandswithhishostandhostess，itseemedtoherthatheslightlyrecurredtoit。“Ihavethegreatesthopeofthecurativeeffectofthiswonderfullocalityonmypatient，butevenstillmoreofthebeneficialeffectofthecompletechangeofhishabits，hissurroundings，andtheirinfluences。“Thenthedoorclosedonthemanofscienceandthegrizzlednegroservant，thenoiseofthecarriagewheelswasshutoutwiththesongofthewindinthepinetops，andtheranchoofWindyHillpossessedMr。JackHamlininpeace。Indeed，thewindwasnowfalling，aswasitscustomatthathour，andthemoonpresentlyaroseoverahushedandsleepinglandscape。