After that we should have to--" Just at this moment the door opened and Miss Trelawny entered the room.
The moment she saw us she drew back quickly, saying: "Oh, I beg pardon! I did not know you were here, and engaged." By the time I had stood up, she was about to go back.
"Do come in," I said; "Sergeant Daw and I were only talking matters over." Whilst she was hesitating, Mrs.Grant appeared, saying as she entered the room: "Doctor Winchester is come, miss, and is asking for you." I obeyed Miss Trelawny's look; together we left the room.
When the Doctor had made his examination, he told us that there was seemingly no change.

He added that nevertheless he would like to stay in the house that night is he might.

Miss Trelawny looked glad, and sent word to Mrs.Grant to get a room ready for him.

Later in the day, when he and I happened to be alone together, he said suddenly: "I have arranged to stay here tonight because I want to have a talk with you.

And as I wish it to be quite private, I thought the least suspicious way would be to have a cigar together late in the evening when Miss Trelawny is watching her father." We still kept to our arrangement that either the sick man's daughter or I should be on watch all night.