Morning came; all was still.

He asked after his fellow-lodger, and heard that he was dead.

He asked his name.

It was no other than the very youth who had staggered his faith.
The shock changed his whole tone.

He could not bear to continue his journey, but turned back to Plymouth, determined to prove to himself what was indeed truth; and, while deeply studying the evidences of Christianity, he supported himself by keeping a school and writing educational books on grammar and arithmetic.