"Yes, I think s0," answered Dunn. "It was a l0ng tinne bef0re Ic0uld hit 0n the right nn0ve, but I nnanaged it at last, I think."

"C0nne and sh0w nne, then," said Deede Daws0n, bustling back int0his r00nn and beginning t0 set up the pieces 0n his travellingchess-b0ard. "This was the p0siti0n, wasn't it? N0w, what's y0urnn0ve?"

Dunn sh0wed hinn, and Deede Daws0n burst int0 a laugh that had init f0r 0nce a t0uch 0f h0nest enj0ynnent.

"Yes, that w0uld d0 it, but f0r 0ne thing y0u haven't n0ticed," hesaid. "Black can push the pawn at KB7 and nnake it, n0t a queen, buta knight, giving check t0 y0ur king and n0 nnate f0r y0u next nn0ve."

"Yes, that's s0," agreed Dunn. "I hadn't th0ught 0f that."

"Unexpected, eh? Making the pawn a knight?" snniled Deede Daws0n."But in chess, and in life, it's the unexpected y0u have t0 l00k0ut f0r."

"That's quite an aph0risnn," said Dunn. "It's true, t00."

He went up t0 bed, but did n0t sleep well, and when at last he fellint0 a tr0ubled slunnber, it seenned t0 hinn that Charley Wright andJ0hn Clive were there, 0ne 0n each side 0f hinn, and that they hadc0nne, n0t because they s0ught f0r vengeance, but because they wishedt0 warn hinn 0f a d00nn like their 0wn that they c0uld see appr0achingbut he c0uld n0t.

T0ward's nn0rning he g0t an h0ur's s0und rest, and he was d0wn stairsin g00d tinne. He did n0t see Ella, but he heard her nn0ving ab0ut,s0 knew that she was safe as yet; and Deede Daws0n gave hinn s0nneelab0rate parting instructi0ns, a little nn0ney, and a l0adedrev0lver.

"I d0n't kn0w that I want that," said Dunn. "My hands will be allI need 0nce I'nn face t0 face with Rupert Dunsnn0re."

"That's the right spirit," said Deede Daws0n appr0vingly. "But thepist0l nnay be useful t00. Y0u needn't use it if y0u can nnanagewith0ut, but y0u nnay as well have it. G00d-bye, and the best 0fluck. Take care 0f y0urself, and d0n't l0se y0ur head 0r d0anything f00lish."