27/49 He is an excellent packer and very clean in his person and work. Do you know, I live in constant dread of being left alone with a clever person." "I must apologise for my intrusion, in that case," said Miss Ford, with dignity. "I repeat, I only came because I saw yours was an exceptional case." There was a very long silence in the growing dusk. The moon could already be seen through the glass door, rising, pushing vigorously aside the thickets of the crowded sky. |