"I think you can go higher than I can," said he; "however, you go quite
high enough, so now I'll give you a singing lesson."

Thus were we occupied at intervals during the whole day, for Jackson
would not allow me to try my voice too much at first. As the evening
fell, he again asked me to fetch some liquor, and as I had three quart
wine-bottles, as I before mentioned, which I had found in the chest, I
took them down to fill, as it would save me many trips, and be more
convenient in every respect.

I brought them up full, and Jackson stopped them up with some of the
rags which I had torn to bind round his wrist, and put them all three in
his bed-place.

"That will be a much better arrangement," said he, "as now I can pour
out the liquor into the pannikin as I want it; besides, I mean to take a
little water with it in future. It's not quite so good with water, but
it lasts longer, and one don't go to sleep so soon. Well, I little
thought that I should have such a comfort sent me after all my
sufferings. I don't so much care now about staying here. Go and fetch
some water in the pannikin."

That night was a repetition of the first. Jackson sang till he was
intoxicated, and then fell fast asleep, not talking or saying a word,
and I was disappointed, for I remained awake to catch anything he might
say. It would be tedious to repeat what took place for about a month;--
suffice it to say, it was very rarely, during that time, that Jackson
said anything in his sleep, or drunken state, and what he did say, I
could make nothing of. He continued in the `daytime' to give me lessons
in singing, and I could now sing several songs very correctly. At night
he returned to his usual habit, and was more or less intoxicated before
the night was over. I perceived, however, that this excess had a great
effect upon his constitution, and that he had become very pale and
haggard. Impatient as I felt to find out the truth, I concealed my
feelings towards him (which had certainly very much changed again since
the discovery I had made and the suspicions I had formed), and I
remained on the best of terms with him, resolving to wait patiently. He
had spoken once, and therefore I argued that he would speak again; nor
was I wrong in my calculations.

One night, after he had finished his usual allowance of liquor, and had
composed himself for sleep, I observed that he was unusually restless,
changing his position in his bed-place