No time must be lost." Ruminating thus, he swallowed a glass of sack, and providing himself with a case of instruments, and such medicines as he thought he might require, he descended to Nizza.

On the way to the cathedral, she acquainted him with what had befallen Leonard during the last four-and-twenty hours, and the only circumstance that she kept back was Judith's attempt on his life.

This she intended to reveal at a more fitting opportunity.

The doctor expressed somewhat emphatically his disapproval of the conduct of Mr.Bloundel, but promised to set all to rights without loss of time.
"The only difficulty I foresee," he observed, "is that the poor youth is attacked by the pestilence; and though I may succeed in curing him, his master will probably have shut up his house before I can accomplish my object, in which case, all chance of his union with Amabel will be at an end." "So much the better," rejoined Nizza, sharply; "she does not deserve him." "There I agree with you," returned Hodges.

"But could you point out any one who does ?" he added, with a slight but significant laugh.
No answer was returned; and as they had just reached the portico of the cathedral, they entered the sacred structure in silence.
As they ascended the winding stairs, loud outcries resounded along the ambulatory, and echoed by the vaulted roof of the nave, convinced them that the sufferer was again in a state of frenzy, produced by fever and the anguish of his sore; and on reaching the cell they found him struggling violently with Solomon Eagle, who held him down by main force.
"He is in a fearfully excited state, truly," observed Hodges, as he drew near, "and must not be left for a moment, or he will do himself a mischief.