"Did you find him?"
"Yes, miss."
"And you gave him the note?"
"No, miss — I mean, yes, miss."
"Don't say 'miss' in that kind of way. Put a name to it."
"What name?" said Clam.
"Any one you like. Did you see anybody else?"
"I see the brother and the sister," said Clam. "The brother was never lookin' better, and the sister was never lookin' worse; — she ain't lookin' bad, neither."
"Is she ill?"
"She's lyin' abed, and so far from bein' well that she'll never be well again."