A. "Oh, sir, my sight, like everything else, begins to fail too; about two days ago I felt—a—a—there now ... I have lost it—a pain just above my left eye, and heard something give a crack, and ever since, this eye (pointing to the left) has been painful."
Q. "I think, sir, it would be advisable for you to refrain from reading a little time."
A. "I believe you are in the right, sir."
Q. "I think you appear at present free from pain?"
A. "Yes, sir, I am pretty comfortable now: but I find my—my—my strength is all gone. I feel myself going gradually."
Q. "But you are not afraid to die?"
A. "Not in the least, sir—I never did any person any serious mischief in my life:—even when I gambled, I never cheated:—I know that a—a—a—see, now—death, I mean, must come, and I am ready to give it up" (meaning the ghost).
Q. "I understand you were at Drury Lane theatre last night?"
A. "Yes, sir, I was there."
Q. "Yes, sir, the newspapers of this morning take notice of it."