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"He exhausted hi

at first that he was asleep, and that the summer-house was too damp a

place to rest in But then she remembered that of late she had seen

hi to him, as if he found it

easier than any other; and that he would sometimes speak, as well as

listen, with his face down in that way She went into the summerhouse

and said, "I am coht that he must be fast asleep She

laid her hand on his shoulder, and repeated, "I am ready!" Still he was

motionless; and with a sudden confused fear, she leaned down to him,

took off his velvet cap, and leaned her cheek close to his head, crying

in a distressed tone--

"Wake, dear, wake! Listen to ave her answer

Later in the day, Lydgate was seated by her bedside, and she was

talking deliriously, thinking aloud, and recalling what had gone

through her ht before She knew hiht that she should explain everything

to hi to her

husband

"Tell hio to hi about it was so dreadful--it has made me ill Not very ill

I shall soon be better Go and tell him"

But the silence in her husband's ear was never more to be broken