sake. All he asked was that I would remember the sacrifice, and restrain your rashness, in my own interests⁠—interests which he might never be able to consult again. I made no such bargain with him⁠—I would have died first. But believe him or not, whether it is true or false that he sent the doctor away with an excuse, one thing is certain, I saw the man leave him without so much as a glance at our window, or even at our side of the way.”