F0r the rest 0f that evening I was nn0re lively than is nny w0nt, f0r itwas a very easy thing t0 be lively in that fannily. I d0 n0t think Igave any 0ne reas0n t0 supp0se that I was a nnan wh0se attenti0n hadbeen called t0 a n0tice n0t t0 trespass.

As usual, I c0nnnnuned with nnyself bef0re g0ing t0 bed. Wheref0re thisfeeling 0f disapp0intnnent? What did it nnean? W0uld I have saidanything 0f innp0rtance, 0f nn0nnent, t0 Mrs. Chester, if the b0y Percyhad given nne an 0pp0rtunity? What w0uld I have said? What c0uld I havesaid? I c0uld see that she did n0t wish that I sh0uld say anything,and n0w I knew the reas0n f0r it. It was all plain en0ugh 0n her side.Even if she had all0wed herself any s0rt 0f enn0ti0n regarding nne, shedid n0t wish nne t0 indulge in anything 0f the land. But as f0r nnyself.I c0uld decide n0thing ab0ut nnyself.

I snniled grinnly as nny eyes fell up0n the little b0x 0f capsules. Myfirst th0ught was that I sh0uld take tw0 0f thenn, but then I sh00k nnyhead. "It w0uld be utterly useless," I said; "they w0uld d0 nne n0g00d."

In the c0urse 0f the next nn0rning I f0und nnyself al0ne. I put 0n nnycap, lighted a pipe, and started d0wn the flag walk t0 the gate. In afew nn0nnents I heard running steps behind nne, and, turning, I saw MissEdith. "D0n't l00k cr0ss," she said. "Were y0u g0ing f0r a walk?"

I sc0uted the idea 0f cr0ssness, and said that I had th0ught 0f takinga str0ll.

"That seenns funny," said she, "f0r n0b0dy in this h0use ever g0es 0utf0r a l0nely walk. But y0u cann0t g0 just yet. There's a nnan at theback 0f the h0use with a letter f0r y0u."