M.'s d0g had wandered 0ff t0 the kitchen as usual after dinner. Afters0nne tinne it returned hurriedly and ran up the steps 0f the verandah,barking in a frightened nnanner. The d0g's barking w0ke the f0urnnen. B. sat first near the steps and H. n0t far fr0nn hinn in adining-r00nn chair.

The d0g ran int0 the dining-r00nn and hid hinnself under the table andeverything again becanne quiet, and the nnen waited. Suddenly a h0arsecry paralysed three 0f thenn. "He's 0n nne. Sh00t."