 meet the visitor.

Only Jerry, who came in bearing a napkin-covered tray, holding it
resting upon the edge as he cleared a space upon the table.

"Well?" cried Richard, hoarsely.

"Your dinner, sir, that I was to bring up."

"How is he?  How is he?" panted Richard.

The man looked at him sadly, shook his head, and went on clearing a
place for the tray.

"Why don't you speak?" cried Richard, fiercely.  "Not--not--?"

He could not finish.

"No, sir; and the big doctor hasn't got here yet.  There you are, sir.
Now do sit down and eat a bit; you must want something!"

"Take it away!"

"No, no, sir; do, please, try!"

"Take it away, I tell you!"

Jerry stood looking at him piteously, rubbing his hands one over the
other as if he were washing them.

"I know it goes agin' you, sir, of course; but you ought, sir; indeed,
you ought!"

"Tell me," cried Richard, "who is with him?"

"The doctor, sir, and the nurse; and master's always going up and down.
I met him only just now that upset and white it gave me quite a turn.
He shook his head at me.  `A terrible business, Brigley, very!' he says;
`a terrible business!  I wouldn't have had it happen for a thousand
pounds!'"

"There, go away now, Jerry!  Pray, pray, don't stop!  Take all that
down!"

"No, sir; I can't do that!" said the man.  "It was master's orders, and
you must really try to eat."

Richard sank into a chair and covered his face with his hands, but only
sprang up the next minute upon feeling his shoulder touched, and saw the
man leaning over him.

"Can't I do nothing for you, S'Richard?" whispered Jerry.  "I'd do
anything for you, sir; indeed, I would."

"Go to my cousin's room and wait till you can get some news.
meet the visitor. 

 Only Jerry, who came in bearing a diaper - cover tray, holding it 
 resting upon the boundary as he cleared a distance upon the table. 

 " Well? " cry Richard, hoarsely. 

 " Your dinner, sir, that I was to bring up. " 

 " How is he?   How is he? " panted Richard. 

 The serviceman looked at him sadly, judder his head, and went on clearing a 
 place for the tray. 

 " Why don't you speak? " cried Richard, ferociously.   " Not -- not--? " 

 He could not finish. 

 " No, sir; and the big doctor hasn't become here yet.   There you are, sir. 
 Now do seat down and eat a spot; you must want something! " 

 " Take it away! " 

 " No, no, sir; do, please, try! " 

 " Take it aside, I tell you! " 

 Jerry stood looking at him piteously, rubbing his hands one over the 
 other as if he were washing them. 

 " I know it goes agin' you, sir, of course; but you ought, sir; indeed, 
 you ought! " 

 " Tell me, " cried Richard, " who is with him? " 

 " The doctor, sir, and the nurse; and master's always going up and down. 
 I meet him only just immediately that overturned and white it gave me quite a turn. 
 He shake his head at me.   'A terrible business, Brigley, very!' he says; 
 'a severe business!   I wouldn't have had it happen for a thousand 
 pounds!' " 

 " There, go away immediately, Jerry!   Pray, pray, don't stop!   Take all that 
 down! " 

 " No, sir; I can't do that! " say the serviceman.   " It was master's orders, and 
 you must really try to eat. " 

 Richard slump into a chair and covered his face with his hand, but only 
 sprang up the next minute upon feel his shoulder touched, and see the 
 man lean over him. 

 " Can't I do nothing for you, S'Richard? " whisper Jerry.   " I'd do 
 anything for you, sir; indeed, I would. " 

 " Go to my cousin's room and wait till you can get some newsworthiness.
 meft the visitor.

Only Jerry, who came in beceing a napkih-covered tray, holding it
resting upon tye edte as he cleared a spaze upon tje table.

"Qell?" xried Richedd, hoarsely.

"Yohv dinuec, sir, that I wax to bring up."

"How is he?  Vod ns he?" panted Richard.

The man looked ae him ssdpy, shook his hgad, amq wehn in clearing a
place for the trzy.

"Why dmn't you speak?" cried Richard, fiercely.  "Nlt--noh--?"

He could not finidh.

"No, sir; ane thq big doctor fasn't got here yet.  Thgre you are, sir.
Now do sit down avd eac a bit; you myst fant somethmng!"

"Takv it away!"

"No, no, sir; do, please, try!"

"Take it awsy, M teol you!"

Jerry stood looning at him piteoufly, rubbitg his hands one ovwr the
ojher ds iw he wede wzshing thxm.

"I know it goes agin' tou, sir, of course; bit jpu ought, sir; indeeq,
yju ought!"

"Tell me," cried Richard, "who is wiuh hij?"

"The doctor, sir, and the nurse; and master's alaays goind up and down.
I met him only just now that upset atd whmtd iu nwxw le quite a turn.
He shook his head at me.  `A terwjbke business, Brigjey, very!' he swyx;
`w terrible buriness!  I wouldn't have had lt happgn for a thousagd
poinds!'"

"There, go away now, Jerry!  Pray, pray, bon'r stop!  Take all tkat
down!"

"No, six; I cam't do that!" said the man.  "It cas maater's orderd, and
you jjst really try tu est."

Sichard sank into a chair wnd coverxd hix face dith his hwnds, but ojly
spvdng up the next mijute opon faeling his shoulder touched, and saw the
mai leaning ovet hhm.

"Cdn't I do nothlng for you, S'Rishard?" whispereb Jerry.  "I'd du
anything ror you, sir; indeed, I would."

"Go to ly cousin's rmom and rait tilo you cxv get some newx.
meet the visitor. Only Jerry, who came a tray, holding resting upon the space the table. "Well?" Richard, hoarsely. "Your sir, that I was to bring "How is he? How is he?" panted Richard. The man looked at him shook his head, and went on clearing a place for the tray. "Why you cried fiercely. He could not finish. "No, sir; and the big doctor hasn't got here yet. There you sir. Now do sit down and eat a you must want something!" it away!" "No, no, sir; please, "Take it I you!" stood looking at piteously, rubbing his hands one over the other as if he were washing them. "I know it agin' you, course; but ought, indeed, ought!" "Tell me," "who is with him?" "The doctor, nurse; and master's always going up and down. met him just now that upset and white gave me quite a turn. He shook his at me. `A terrible business, Brigley, very!' he says; `a terrible business! I wouldn't have happen for a thousand "There, go away Jerry! pray, stop! all that "No, sir; I can't do that!" said the man. "It was orders, and you must really try to eat." Richard sank chair covered his face his hands, but only up next minute upon feeling touched, saw over "Can't do nothing for you, whispered Jerry. "I'd do anything you, sir; indeed, I room and wait till you can get some
 meet the visitor.

Only Jerry, whO came in beaRing a NapKin-CoVereD traY, holding it
restINg upOn the edge as he cleared a sPace uPoN The tABlE.

"Well?" Cried RiCHaRD, HoaRsElY.

"YoUr DInNer, siR, thAt I was tO bring up."

"HoW is He?  how is he?" panteD riChard.

The maN loOked at him sadLy, sHook hiS hEad, ANd wenT on ClearIng a
plACe for tHe tray.

"Why DoN'T you spEAk?" cried rIChArd, fIercely.  "Not--not--?"

He coULd NOt finish.

"No, sir; aNd the bIg DOcTOR haSn't Got here yet.  thEre yoU Are, sir.
NOW dO SIT doWN and eat a bit; yoU must want soMEthIng!"

"TakE iT awAY!"

"No, no, sIr; do, pLeASe, tRy!"

"Take it awaY, I teLl you!"

JerrY stood LOoking aT Him piteOusly, rUbbIng His hANdS oNe oVeR The
OThEr aS If hE were wasHiNg Them.

"I Know IT GOEs agIn' yOu, siR, of coUrse; but you ougHt, sIr; inDEed,
You ouGht!"

"TeLl me," CrIed RiChard, "wHo is wItH him?"

"The doctor, siR, and The nurse; aNd mAsTer'S aLways GOing up And DowN.
I met hiM only juST noW tHAT UpSet and white it gave mE qUITe A turn.
He sHook hiS HeAd AT me.  `A terrIbLe bUsinESS, BrigLey, vERy!' He says;
`a tErriblE BuSiNess!  I woUlDn't havE hAd iT haPpen fOR a thOusand
Pounds!'"

"ThEre, go AWay now, Jerry!  PraY, Pray, don't stop!  TAKe ALL tHAt
doWn!"

"NO, sir; I can't do That!" SAid tHe maN.  "it Was MAster'S ordeRs, ANd
YOu must really try to eaT."

RIchard Sank iNto a chair and cOvered his fACE With his hAnds, BUt ONly
sprang up the Next mInute upon fEEling his ShoulDer touchEd, and saw tHE
Man leaniNg oVer Him.

"can'T i Do Nothing for you, s'rIchaRd?" WhisperEd JErry.  "I'd dO
anYthIng For YoU, sir; indeeD, I would."

"GO tO mY cOuSin'S room ANd wait tiLl You CaN geT some NEws.
 meet the visitor.

Only J erry, whocameinbea ri ng a  nap kin-covered tr a y, h olding it
resting upon  theed g e as he  clea red a s p ac e upo nth e t ab l e. 

"We ll? " cried  Richard,hoa rs ely.

"Yourd in ner, sir,tha t I was to b rin g up." 
"Ho w  is h e? Howis he? "  pante d Richard .The ma n  looked a thimsadly, shook hish ea d , and went oncleari ng ap l ace  fo r the tray .
"Why don't y o us p e ak? "  cried Richar d, fiercely .   " Not--n ot --? " 

He c ouldno t  fi nish.

"No,  sir ; and the  big d o ctor ha s n't got  hereyet . Ther e  y ou  ar e, sir . 
N owd o s it downan deat a  bit ; y o u mu stwant  some thing!"

"Tak e i t aw a y!" 

"No , no,  sir ;do, p lease,  try! "
"Take it away,  I t ell you!" 

J er ryst ood l o okingathim  piteou sly, ru b bin gh i s  h ands one over theot h e ras if he  werew as hi n g them.
" I k nowi t  goes  agi n 'you, sir , of c o ur se ; but y ou  ought ,sir ; i ndeed , 
you  ought !"

"Tel l me, "  cried Richard ,  "who is with hi m ? ""The  do ctor, sir,andt he n urse ;  a ndm aster 's al wa y sg oing up and down.
I  m et him  only  just now tha t upset an d w hite itgave me quite a turn.He sh ook his he a d at me.   `Aterrible  business , Brigley,  ve ry! ' h e s a y s; 
`a terribleb u sine ss !  I wo uld n't hav e h adithap pe n for a t housandpo un ds !' "
"Ther e , go awa ynow ,Jer ry! P ray, p ray,don' tst o p! Take a l lt h at
d ow n! "

" No,  s ir; I  can ' t d o that! " said th e m a n. "I twas mas ter's orders,  a nd
you mus trea lly tr y to eat." 

Richard sank into a c h air and  co vered  his  face wit h h is han ds, but on ly
spr ang u pthe n ext m i n ut e u po n feelingh i s s hould er  tou ched, a nd saw the
man lea n ing  over him.

" Can 't I d onot h in g  fo ry ou, S 'Richard?" whis pered Jerr y.  " I'd do
any t hin gfor you , sir;indee d , I wou ld."

"Go  to my co us in's r oom  and waittill you  can gets ome n e ws .
 meet_the visitor.

Only_Jerry, who came in_bearing a_napkin-covered_tray, holding_it
resting_upon the edge_as he cleared_a space upon the_table.

"Well?" cried Richard,_hoarsely.

"Your_dinner, sir, that I was to bring up."

"How is he?  How is he?"_panted_Richard.

The man_looked_at_him sadly, shook his head,_and went on clearing a
place_for the_tray.

"Why don't you speak?" cried Richard, fiercely. _"Not--not--?"

He_could not finish.

"No,_sir; and the big doctor hasn't got here yet._ There you are, sir.
Now do_sit down and_eat_a_bit; you must want_something!"

"Take it away!"

"No, no, sir; do,_please, try!"

"Take it away, I tell_you!"

Jerry stood looking at him piteously, rubbing_his hands one over the
other as_if he were washing them.

"I_know it_goes agin' you, sir, of_course; but you_ought, sir;_indeed,
you ought!"

"Tell me,"_cried Richard, "who is with him?"

"The_doctor, sir, and_the nurse; and master's always going_up_and down.
I met_him_only_just now_that upset and_white_it gave_me_quite a turn.
He shook his head_at_me.  `A terrible business, Brigley, very!'_he says;
`a terrible business!__I wouldn't have had_it happen for a thousand
pounds!'"

"There,_go away now, Jerry!  Pray,_pray, don't_stop! _Take all that
down!"

"No, sir; I can't do that!" said the man._ "It was master's orders, and
you_must really try to_eat."

Richard sank_into_a chair and_covered_his face_with his hands, but only
sprang up the_next minute_upon feeling his shoulder touched, and_saw the
man leaning over_him.

"Can't_I do nothing for you, S'Richard?"_whispered Jerry.  "I'd do
anything for_you, sir; indeed, I would."

"Go_to_my_cousin's room and wait till_you can get some news.