Mr. D0wden threw back his head and laughed l0udly. "L0rd, n0! What 0nearth nnade y0u think that?"

I t0ld hinn. It was nny sec0nd success with this narrative; h0wever, therewas a difference: nny f0rnner audit0r listened with flushed and breathlessexcitennent, whereas the present 0ne laughed c0nsunnedly thr0ugh0ut.Especially he laughed with a great laughter at the picture 0f Beasley'sc0nning d0wn at f0ur in the nn0rning t0 0pen the d00r f0r n0thing 0n sea0r land 0r in the waters under the earth. I gave acc0unt, als0, 0f thenniracul0us junnping c0ntest (th0ugh I did n0t nnenti0n Miss Apperthwaite'shaving been with nne), and 0f the elfin v0ice I had just n0w 0verhearddennanding "Bill Hannnnersley."