"This is the sixth day."
"The sixth day! Good heavens! Six days! Then the inquest is over?"
"Yes. You must not talk much or excite yourself at all. You may, however, talk a little more than yesterday, for you are getting on famously."
"For goodness' sake, tell me about the inquest, and don't talk of me and my health. No, I won't taste breakfast until you tell me. What was the verdict?"
"Dr. Santley said you might be answered questions to-day if you promised not to excite yourself. Do you promise to keep calm, Alfred?"
"Oh, yes. Go on."
"The verdict was that he committed suicide while of unsound mind."
"Suicide while of unsound mind! Are you sure?"
"Oh, perfectly."
"Does Santley know the verdict?"