Sure to make people think he's ill.

What was that about a doctor?
I seem to remember.
I won't see one." Emilia had filled a glass with brandy.

She brought it nearer to his hand, while he was speaking.

At the touch of the glass, his fingers went round it slowly, and he raised it to his mouth.

The liquor revived him.
He breathed "ah!" several times, and grimaced, blinking, as if seeking to arouse a proper brightness in his eyes.