Gretchen remained standing in the doorway till she could see him no more.

Why should he run like that?
She raised the latch and went inside.
From the opposite doorway a mountaineer, a carter, a butcher, and a baker stepped cautiously forth.
"He heard something," said the mountaineer.

"He has ears like a rat for hearing.

What a pretty picture!" cynically.

"All the world loves a lover--sometimes.