which refreshed me more than I had expected. I could, indeed, not sleep; but found myself a great deal better on the subsequent morning.
CHAPTER V.
The Count, who came very early to see how I did, found me pale and languid. I entreated him to forget the whole scene of last night, because I had made the observation that I really was very ill. He sent immediately for a physician, who shook his head, declaring my illness to be a fever of a most dangerous nature, and found it necessary to bleed me. Yet I rose at ten o'clock, in health and pretty good spirits, feeling no other inconvenience than an ebullition in the blood, and an unspeakable languour. I was several times strongly tempted, in the course of the day, to inform the Count of my suspicions with regard to the affair of last night; and had the best opportunity ofdoing
