She suffered from headache and sickness, and she could not get up all the morning.
The doctor opined that the indisposition arose from fatigue and excitement, and prescribed rest.
After dinner, however, Kitty got up and went as usual with her work to the sick man.
He looked at her sternly when she came in, and smiled contemptuously when she said she had been unwell.
That day he was continually blowing his nose, and groaning piteously.

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