When the reading was finished, the old man dozed in his chair for half an hour. He would not go up to bed before the enjoyment of that luxury. He was daily implored to do so, because that sleep in the chair interfered so fatally with his chance of sleeping in bed. But sleep in his chair he would and did. Then he woke, and after a fit of coughing, was induced, with much ill-humour, to go up to his room. Kate had never seen him so weak. He was hardly able, even with her assistance and that of the old servant, to get up the broad stairs. But there was still some power left to him for violence of language after he got to his room, and he rated Kate and the old woman loudly, because his slippers were not in the proper place. "Grandfather," said Kate, "would you like me to stay in the room with you to-night?" He rated her again for this proposition, and then, with assistance from the nurse, he was gotten into bed and was left alone.

When the reading was finished, the old man dozed in his chair for half an hour, refusing to go up to bed yet. Sleep in his chair he would and did. Then he woke, and after a fit of coughing, was induced to go up to his room. Kate had never seen him so weak. He was hardly able, even with her help and that of the old servant, to get up the broad stairs. But once in his room, he berated Kate and the old woman loudly, because his slippers were not in the proper place.
"Grandfather," said Kate, "would you like me to stay in the room with you tonight?"
He berated her again for this, and then he was got into bed and left alone.
