He remembered his hurried search for the money, and his flight through the side door; he remembered crossing the shed roof and the panic that had seized him as he dropped into the alley beyond, unseen, safe as he supposed.

A debilitating reaction, such as follows some tremendous physical effort, had quickly succeeded.

He had wandered through the deserted streets seeking control of himself in vain.

Finally he had gone home.

Evelyn was at his father's and the servant absent for the day.