"Much obliged." "It is the same person who was so very anxious to get you the other night," she continued, making desperate efforts not to be left behind in the descent.

"I declare he quite frightened me! And--you'll excuse me, Captain Warren, but I take such a real friendly interest in my boarders--you have seemed to me rather--rather upset lately, and I _do_ hope it isn't bad news." "Well, I tell you, ma'am," was the unsatisfactory answer, given just before the closet door closed; "we'll do the way the poor relation did when he got word his uncle had willed him one of his suits of clothes--we'll hope for the best." Sylvester had a report to make.
"The other party has been here," he said.

"He has just gone." "The other party?
Why--you don't mean--_him_ ?" "Yes." "Was he alone?
Nobody along to look after him ?" "He was alone, for a wonder.

He had heard the news, too.

Apparently had just learned it." "He had?
I want to know! Who told him ?" "He didn't say.