\"BeforeIgo，\"saidhe，\"Ihavearequesttomake——Imayaswellsayacautiontogiveyou。Donot，Ipray，eithernoworatanyfuturetime，carryorallowanyoneelsetocarrynewspapersintoMissGrey’sroom。Theyarejustnowtooalarming。Therehasbeen，asyouknow，adreadfulmurderinthiscity。Ifshecaughtoneglimpseoftheheadlines，orsawsomuchasthenameofFairbrother——which——whichisanamesheknows，theresultmightbeveryhurtfultoher。Sheisnotonlyextremelysensitivefromillnessbutfromtemperament。Willyoubecareful？\"
\"Ishallbecareful。\"
Itwassuchaneffortformetosaythesewords，tosayanythinginthestateofmindintowhichIhadbeenthrownbyhisunexpectedallusiontothissubject，thatIunfortunatelydrewhisattentiontomyselfanditwaswithwhatIfelttobeaglanceofdoubtthatheaddedwithdecidedemphasis：
\"Youmustconsiderthiswholesubjectasaforbiddenoneinthisfamily。Onlycheerfultopicsaresuitableforthesick-room。IfMissGreyattemptstointroduceanyother，stopher。Donotlethertalkaboutanythingwhichwillnotbeconducivetoherspeedyrecovery。ThesearetheonlyinstructionsIhavetogiveyou；allothersmustcomefromherphysician。\"
Imadesomereplywithaslittleshowofemotionaspossible。Itseemedtosatisfyhim，forhisfaceclearedashekindlyobserved：