He was over-tired, however, over-heated, over-chilled, and the next day had fever and complained of his head.

We did not think much of it; and the morning after he seemed so recovered that we took him with us to dine in the mountains with some American friends (the Eckleys--did you hear of them in Rome ?)--twenty miles in the carriage, and ten miles on donkey-back.

He was in high spirits, and came home at night singing at the top of his voice--probably to keep off the creeping sense of illness, for he has confessed since that he felt unwell even then.

The next day the fever set in.

The medical man doubted whether it was measles, scarlatina, or what; but soon the symptoms took the decisive aspect.