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On his way home Mr. Gryce stopped at the Calderon to inquire how Mrs. Taylor was doing, and what his prospects were for a limited interview with her.
He was told that no such interview could be considered for days -- that she still lay in a stupor, with brief flashes of acute consciousness, during which she would scream "No! no!" -- that brain fever was feared and that increased excitement might be fatal.