\"Thissymptomalarmedus。WewenttothevillageforthemedicalmanwhohadattendedMrs。Macallanduringherillness：oneMr。
Gale。
\"Thedoctorseemednobetterabletoaccountforthechangefortheworseinhispatientthanwewere。Hearinghercomplainofthirst，hegavehersomemilk。Notlongaftertakingitshewassick。Thesicknessappearedtorelieveher。Shesoongrewdrowsyandslumbered。Mr。Galeleftus，withstrictinjunctionstosendforhiminstantlyifshewastakenillagain。
\"Nothingofthesorthappened；nochangetookplaceforthenextthreehoursormore。Sherouseduptowardhalf—pastnineandinquiredaboutherhusband。Iinformedherthathehadreturnedtohisownroom，andaskedifIshouldsendforhim。Shesaid’No。’Iaskednextifshewouldlikeanythingtoeatordrink。
Shesaid’No’again，inratheravacant，stupefiedway，andthentoldmetogodownstairsandgetmybreakfast。OnmywaydownI