9/30 But do I hear a noise ?' 'Yes,' said Sir George, listening. 'I hear something.' Mr.Thomasson rose. 'What--what is it, I wonder ?' he said, a trifle nervously. A dull sound, as of a hive of bees stirred to anger, was becoming audible. 'Open the window.' But the Reverend Frederick, after approaching the window with the intention of doing so, seemed disinclined to go nearer, and hovered about it. |