cian "Typhus fever beyond all doubt."

That quiet foreign person, Mrs. Rubelle, crossed her thin brown hands
in front of her, and looked at me with a very significant smile. The
Count himself could hardly have appeared more gratified if he had been
present in the room and had heard the confirmation of his own opinion.

After giving us some useful directions about the management of the
patient, and mentioning that he would come again in five days' time,
the physician withdrew to consult in private with Mr. Dawson. He would
offer no opinion on Miss Halcombe's chances of recovery--he said it was
impossible at that stage of the illness to pronounce one way or the
other.

The five days passed anxiously.

Countess Fosco and myself took it by turns to relieve Mrs. Rubelle,
Miss Halcombe's condition growing worse and worse, and requiring our
utmost care and attention. It was a terribly trying time. Lady Glyde
(supported, as Mr. Dawson said, by the constant strain of her suspense
on her sister's account) rallied in the most extraordinary manner, and
showed a firmness and determination for which I should myself never
have given her credit. She insisted on coming into the sick-room two
or three times every day, to look at Miss Halcombe with her own eyes,
promising not to go too close to the bed, if the doctor would consent
to her wishes so far. Mr. Dawson very unwillingly made the concession
required of him--I think he saw that it was hopeless to dispute with
her. She came in every day, and she self-denyingly kept her promise. I
felt it personally so distressing (as reminding me of my own affliction
during my husband's last illness) to see how she suffered under these
circumstances, that I must beg not to dwell on this part of the subject
any longer. It is more agreeable to me to mention that no fresh
disputes took place between Mr. Dawson and the Count. His lordship
made all his inquiries by deputy, and remained continually in company
with Sir Percival downstairs.

On the fifth day the physician came again and gave us a little hope.
He said the tenth day from the first appearance of the typhus would
probably decide the result of the illness, and he arranged for his
third visit to take place on that date. The interval passed as
before--except that the Count went to London again one morning and
returned at night.

On the tenth day it pleased a merciful Providence to relieve our
household from all further anxiet