"And curiously enough, I did not either realize or fear the news at the time; it left my feelings almost blank.

I won't deny that it has caused me some painful thought since....

He gave me a few simple directions: I was to avoid bracing climates, hard physical work, or, indeed, mental effort--anything exhausting; to keep regular hours, avoid hot rooms and society and smoking; but that I might do, in moderation, anything that interested me, write or read; and, above all things, I was to avoid agitation.
"I think I intend to put his ideas into practice; not much with the idea of saving my life, for I don't feel particularly anxious about that, but because I think that, on the whole, it is the most sensible kind of life to lead.

And the fact that I had already accepted the charge of this boy has finally decided me; it was too late to draw back.

I shall settle in some quiet place, and try and educate him for the University.