Havingalreadyincurredmymaster”sdispleasure——inwhatway，apropersenseofmyowndignityforbidsmetorelate——IvolunteeredtowatchbythebedsideoftheEnglishBear。MyobjectwastosatisfyMr。FairbankthatIborenomalice，onmyside，afterwhathadoccurredbetweenus。ThewretchedEnglishmanpassedanightofdelirium。Notunderstandinghisbarbarouslanguage，Icouldonlygatherfromhisgesturethathewasindeadlyfearofsomefanciedapparitionathisbedside。Fromtimetotime，whenthismadmandisturbedmyslumbers，Iquietedhimbyswearingathim。Thisistheshortestandbestwayofdealingwithpersonsinhiscondition。
Onthemorningofthetwenty-ninth，Mr。Fairbankleftusonajourney。Laterintheday，tomyunspeakabledisgust，IfoundthatIhadnotdonewiththeEnglishmanyet。InMr。Fairbank”sabsence，Mrs。Fairbanktookanincomprehensibleinterestinthequestionofmydeliriousfellow-servant”sreposeatnight。Again，oneortheotherofuswastowatchathisbedside，andreportit，ifanythinghappened。Expectingmyfairfriendtosupper，itwasnecessarytomakesurethattheotherservantsatthestableswouldbesafeintheirbedsthatnight。Accordingly，Ivolunteeredoncemoretobethemanwhokeptwatch。Mrs。Fairbankcomplimentedmeonmyhumanity。Ipossessgreatcommandovermyfeelings。Iacceptedthecomplimentwithoutablush。
Twice，afternightfall，mymistressandthedoctorthelaststayinginthehouseinMr。Fairbank”sabsencecametomakeinquiries。OnceBEFOREthearrivalofmyfairfriend——andonceAFTER。OnthesecondoccasionmyapartmentbeingnextdoortotheEnglishman”sIwasobligedtohidemycharmingguestintheharnessroom。Sheconsented，withangelicresignation，toimmolateherdignitytotheservilenecessitiesofmyposition。AmoreamiablewomansofarInevermetwith！
AfterthesecondvisitIwasleftfree。Itwasthencloseonmidnight。UptothattimetherewasnothinginthebehaviorofthemadEnglishmantorewardMrs。Fairbankandthedoctorforpresentingthemselvesathisbedside。Helayhalfawake，halfasleep，withanoddwonderingkindoflookinhisface。Mymistressatpartingwarnedmetobeparticularlywatchfulofhimtowardtwointhemorning。Thedoctorincaseanythinghappened
leftmealargehandbelltoring，whichcouldeasilybeheardatthehouse。