Chapter 56

           Helayinprisonveryill,duringthewholeintervalbetweenhiscommittalfortrialandthecomingroundoftheSessions.Hehadbrokentworibs,theyhadwoundedoneofhislungs,andhebreathedwithgreatpainanddifficulty,whichincreaseddaily.Itwasaconsequenceofhishurtthathespokesolowastobescarcelyaudible;thereforehespokeverylittle.Buthewaseverreadytolistentome;anditbecamethefirstdutyofmylifetosaytohim,andreadtohim,whatIknewheoughttohear.

           Beingfartooilltoremaininthecommonprison,hewasremoved,afterthefirstdayorso,intotheinfirmary.ThisgavemeopportunitiesofbeingwithhimthatIcouldnototherwisehavehad.Andbutforhisillnesshewouldhavebeenputinirons,forhewasregardedasadeterminedprison-breaker,andIknownotwhatelse.

           AlthoughIsawhimeveryday,itwasforonlyashorttime;hence,theregularlyrecurringspacesofourseparationwerelongenoughtorecordonhisfaceanyslightchangesthatoccurredinhisphysicalstate.IdonotrecollectthatIoncesawanychangeinitforthebetter;hewasted,andbecameslowlyweakerandworse,daybyday,fromthedaywhentheprisondoorcloseduponhim.

           Thekindofsubmissionorresignationthatheshowedwasthatofamanwhowastiredout.Isometimesderivedanimpression,fromhismannerorfromawhisperedwordortwowhichescapedhim,thatheponderedoverthequestionwhetherhemighthavebeenabettermanunderbettercircumstances.

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