He lay as he had fallen , all huddled , with one knee up and one arm sprawling abroad ; his face had a strange colour of blue , and he seemed to have ceased breathing . Fear came on me that he was dead ; then I got water and dashed it in his face ; and with that he seemed to come a little to himself , working his mouth and fluttering his eyelids . At last he looked up and saw me , and there came into his eyes a terror that was not of this world . `` Come , come , '' said I ; `` sit up . '' `` Are ye alive ? '' he sobbed . `` O man , are ye alive ? '' `` That am I , '' said I. `` Small thanks to you ! '' He had begun to seek for his breath with deep sighs . `` The blue phial , '' said he -- `` in the aumry -- the blue phial . '' His breath came slower still . I ran to the cupboard , and , sure enough , found there a blue phial of medicine , with the dose written on it on a paper , and this I administered to him with what speed I might . `` It 's the trouble , '' said he , reviving a little ; `` I have a trouble , Davie . It 's the heart . '' I set him on a chair and looked at him . It is true I felt some pity for a man that looked so sick , but I was full besides of righteous anger ; and I numbered over before him the points on which I wanted explanation : why he lied to me at every word ; why he feared that I should leave him ; why he disliked it to be hinted that he and my father were twins -- `` Is that because it is true ? '' I asked ; why he had given me money to which I was convinced I had no claim ; and , last of all , why he had tried to kill me . He heard me all through in silence ; and then , in a broken voice , begged me to let him go to bed . `` I 'll tell ye the morn , '' he said ; `` as sure as death I will . '' And so weak was he that I could do nothing but consent .
I locked him into his room , however , and pocketed the key , and then returning to the kitchen , made up such a blaze as had not shone there for many a long year , and wrapping myself in my plaid , XXXXX down upon the chests and fell asleep .
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