“Ha! don't go away, pray don't go away!”
“I don't mean to. Take courage—calm your fears—a brother is close by you!”
“A brother!—again! now I know who it must be, but there is no telling voices here.”
“What were you doing?”
“What was I doing? Oh! don't ask me—I was going mad—where are you?”
“Here!” (rap).
“And I am here close opposite; you won't go away yet a while?”
“Not till you bid me—compose yourself—do you hear me?—calm yourself, compose yourself.”
“I will try, sir!—thank you, sir—I will try. What o'clock is it?”
“Half-past twelve.”