The doctor has not come out of the house since he was sent for.

A stroke, I fancy." "I will go to the house and inquire," said Ambrose.
He proceeded, telling himself that Strange had not got any change out of him this time.

He was relieved by the breed's news; he had feared worse.
To be sure, it was terribly hard on Colina, but on his own account he could not feel much pain of mind over a sickness of Gaviller's.
The half-breed girl who admitted him showed a scared yellow face.
Evidently the case was a serious one.

She ushered him into the library.

The aspect, the very smell of the little room, brought back the scene of two days before and set Ambrose's heart to beating.
Presently Colina came swiftly in, closing the door behind her.