I said, “Oh, Mother! Couldn’t you let him sit down a few minutes?” She said, “No, if he sits down, he may not waken again. He must be aroused—we mustn’t let him die—he is not quite awake yet!” She began to talk to him again and reminded him of the time when she rented a farm for one day not very far from Concord, when she, Martha [Morgan], and Mr.