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Mr. Fax was well enough satisfied that Johnny 's teacher should take the trouble of nursing the child , had no idea that such trouble would necessarily involve much loss of sleep , and still further no notion of the fact that a watcher at night needs food as much as fire . Fire Mr. Linden had , but he would have been worse off without the stores he found in his basket . In truth the supply generally was sufficient to have kept him from starving even if he had been obliged to go without his breakfast ; but Dr. Harrison concerned himself about his little patient , and was better than Mr. Linden 's hopes . He came , though in the cold short February morning , a good while before eight o'clock . He gave Mr. Linden a pleasant clasp of the hand ; and then made his observations in silence . `` Is this one of your favourites ? '' he said at length .