In answer to his repeated knockings a man appeared at the cautiously opened door.

At this moment the force of the wind pushed Paul suddenly forward and carried the door and man bolding it heavily in.

The affrighted expression of the man as he gazed on the strangely clad figure was ludicrous.

While braced against the door he hesitated whether to close it or to let go and expel the intruder.

Paul turned and helped him close the door against the fierce gusts of wind pouring in.