CHAPTER XIII.
GETTING WELL.
Hunger--An evil suggestion--First visit down stairs--Midnight supper--Weakness and exhaustion--An ill turn--The doctor's visit--The mystery explained--Contents of a sick boy's stomach--The doctor's abrupt farewell--His recall--Promise of obedience--Punishment for imprudence--Directions--Effects of the relapse--Slow recovery--The menagerie procession--A wet morning--Disobedience--Exposure, and its consequences--Reading--The borrowed book--The curious letter--Puzzles, with illustrations--Guessing riddles--Oscar's treatment of Benjamin--His present feelings towards him--Ella's copy of the letter--Oscar's growing impatience--An arrival--Uncle John--The loggers--Cousins never seen--A journey decided upon--Solution of riddles, conundrums, &c..