conditions were unaltered, Dr. Edwards rightly attached little importance to increased respiratory murmur. The emaciation and general excitability were sufficient to account for it. After this (December 22d), the mere exertion of coming down stairs to lie on the sofa was attended with such difficulty as to well nigh produce syncope. The cough continued incessantly ; the night sweats were as before, and the pulse ranged from 115 to 120. 1 now remained entirely in bed. Mr. Travers bad become

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... us as to the result. The whole of the inner condyle was so tendee as to render the slightest touch painful, and every day rendered the emaciation more obvious. In that true spirit of kindness and interested concern which Mr. Travers had manifested from