But why do you ask ?" He shrugged his shoulders.
"I tell you I heard the death-hounds bay, that is all.

Yes, with you I think that he has wisdom, and the bee which seeks honey should suck the flower--before it fades! Also, as you say, there are commands with which it is ill to trifle, even if we cannot guess their meaning." Then going to the door he blew upon his whistle, and instantly I heard the feet of his servants upon the stairs.

He gave them an order, and gently enough they lifted the mattress on which I lay and followed him down sundry passages and past some stairs into another chamber shaped like that we had left, but not so large, where they placed me upon a bed.
The Guardian watched me awhile to see that I did not wake.

Next he stretched out his hand and felt my heart and pulse; an examination the results of which seemed to _puzzle_ him, for he uttered a little exclamation and shook his head.

After this he left the room, and I heard him bolt the door behind him.