Lock the door and take the keys." Again he obeyed, and, when the officer demurred to their surrender, turned on him so fiercely that the man thought better of it and departed with a shrug of his shoulders, as I supposed to make report to his superiors.
Then at length we got Orme to bed, and, as he complained of intolerable pains in his head and would take nothing but some milk and water, having first ascertained that he had no serious physical injuries that I could discover, I administered to him a strong sleeping-draught from my little travelling medicine case.

To our great relief this took effect upon him in about twenty minutes, causing him to sink into a stupor from which he did not awake for many hours.
Quick and I washed ourselves, ate some food that was brought to us, and then took turns to watch Orme throughout the night.

When I was at my post about six o'clock on the following morning he woke up and asked for drink, which I gave to him.

After swallowing it he began to wander in his mind, and, on taking his temperature, I found that he had over five degrees of fever.

The end of it was that he went off to sleep again, only waking up from time to time and asking for more drink.
Twice during the night and early morning Maqueda sent to inquire as to his condition, and, apparently not satisfied with the replies, about ten in the forenoon arrived herself, accompanied by two waiting-ladies and a long-bearded old gentleman who, I understood, was the court physician.
"May I see him ?" she asked anxiously.
I answered yes, if she and those with her were quite quiet.