"But after a long time the door opened again." He stopped, resolved to be questioned, in order that his information should seem more valuable.

The instinct of small boys is often as diabolically keen as that of a grown woman.
"Go on!" said Giovanni, more and more interested.

"The door opened again, you say?
Then my father came out--" "No, sir.

Zorzi came out into the light that fell from the door.

The master was inside." "Well, what did Zorzi do?
Be quick!" "He brought out a shovel full of earth, sir, and he carefully scattered it about over the flower-bed, and then he went back, and presently he came out with the shovel again, and more earth; and so three times.