Litchfield enquirer., 1874-12-17
CHAPTER II.

1t Is now more than a week since went to Eastbourne, on the coast of Suessex, with my father and my brother James.
 My brother had then, as we hoped, re- covered from the effects of fall in the hunting field He complained, however. at times of pain in his head; and the doe tors advised us to try the sea-sir. We re. moved to Eastbourne without a suspicion of the serious nature of the injury that he had received. For few. days all went we'll. We liked the place; the air agreed with us; and we determined to prolong our residence for some weeks to come.
 Our sixth day at the seaside-a memor- able day to me, for reasons which you have still to hear-my brother complain ed again of the old pain in his head. He and went out together to try what exer. else would do towards relieving him. We walked throughEthe town to the fort,.at one end of 1t, and then followed a footpath running by the side of the sea, over 8 dreary waste of shingle bounded at its in. land extremity by the road to Hastings, and by the marshy country beyond.
 We had left the fort at some little dls- and James was following me. He was
 
 denly stopped in the middle of a sentence turned round in surprise, and discover ed my brother prostrate on the path. II convulsions terrible to see
 It was the first epileptic fit had ever witnessed. My presence of mind entirely deserted me. could only wiring my hands peared, either from the direction of the Fx,~k rSw nEek hry~ta ,r1A1 ko1W E. of, suppose, to make myself heard covered, to my infinite relief, the figure came nearer, saw that he was, unmistak ably, gentleman-young. and eager to be of service to me- 1 look at my brother '.It is very dread must wait until the convulsions are over and then can help you."
 He seemed to know so mnch about it. that I thought he might he a medical man. Iput the question to him plainly He col0red, and looked little confued 'I am not a doctor" he said, "I happer to have been persons afflicted with epilep sy; and have heard medical men say that it Is useless to interfere until the fi is over- SeeY he added ''yoaR brother i, quieter already. He will soon feel sens. of relief which will more than compensat. him for all he has suffered. will hell hlm to get to the fort-and once there we can send for carriage to take hin home"
 | In five minutes more we were on ou way to the fort-the stranger supportins II ok4 If he had been an old friend. When tn ] carriage had been obtained, he insisted ol accompanying us to our own door, on tn chance that his service might still be O some use. He left us, asking permissio. to clll and inquire after James's healtl 1.-the next day. 4 more modest, gentle an, 1nnassuming person never met with. H not only excited my warmest gratitude he interested me at my first meeting witt him.
 i lay some stress on the impression that this young man produced on me skwhy, you will soon find out. '' T The next day the stranger paid tn T promised visit of inquiry. His card Il which he sent upstairs, informed us ths g his name was Roland Cameron. Ny fath | der-who IS not easily pleased- took n El
 ing to him at once. His visit was proIonc I ed, at our request. He said just enoug ! about himself to satisfy us that we wer recelying person who was at least 0 \ equal. rank with ourselves. Born in Eng ahend, of n Scotch family, he had lost bot I1- -hls parents. Not long siEce. he had ir T berited fortune from one of his uncles 4 1t struck ns as little strange that h 1spoke of his. .foFtnpe with marked chang ito melancholy in his voice and manner FKhe subject was, for ssme inconceivabl 1Ireasono evidently distastefrsf to him