In an hour, however, he returned out of breath and with a face white from despair.

Wogan was still writing at his table, but at his first glance towards Gaydon he started quickly to his feet, and altogether forgot to cover over his sheet of paper.

He carefully shut the door.
"You have bad news," said he.
"There was never worse," answered Gaydon.

He had run so fast, he was so discomposed, that he could with difficulty speak.

But he gasped his bad news out in the end.
"I went to my brother major to report my return.