"Put down forty, Sim," said the doctor.
"Very well, Doctor Hamilton." Then to Susan: "Color white, I suppose. Nativity?"
Susan recalled that she had heard him speak of Liverpool as his birthplace. "English," said she.
"Profession?"
"Actor."
"Residence?"
"He hasn't any. It was sunk at Jeffersonville. We stop at the
Walnut Street House."
"Walnut Street House. Was he married or single?"
"Single." Then she recalled some of the disconnected ravings.
"I—I—don't know."
"Single," said the clerk. "No, I guess I'll put it widower. Next friend or relative?"