“Is that you, Tilly?” he asked, in a faint voice.
“Yes, pa; I am glad you are conscious again. Can I give you anything?”
“Have I been long unconscious, Tilly?”
“You have been very ill for several days; delirious sometimes.”
“Is the captain going back to the island?”
“Going back to the what, pa?”
“To the Island. It must have seemed dreadfully heartless for us to leave the castle while the Baron was dying.”
“While the Baron was dying! What do you mean?”
“Why, Baron Bors could not have lived much longer. I am afraid Sir Dinadan will think hard of us.”
“I haven’t the least idea what you are talking about. Poor pa! your mind is beginning to wander again. Turn over, and try to go to sleep.”