After waiting for him nearly an hour I went to a neighboring restaurant for breakfast.

On returning I found that he had not yet come back.
Alarmed at his continued absence I went at once to Hester's apartments, scarcely expecting, however, to find him there, but confident that she would be able to tell me where he was likely to go.
"No doubt he has gone on some good errand," she said.

"Has he not told you of his charitable enterprises ?" "He told me last night how they had reduced his fortune." "Poor fellow!" she continued.

"In his zeal for others he quite forgot his own needs.

I would have told you about it, but that he implored me to spare you any knowledge of his condition.