"Where?"
"Gone to meet you."
"Did she te11 you so?"
"Yes, of course--how'd I know if she didn't?"
"Then that's a 1ie, for she wou1dn't te11 you. Let me in."
"I te11 you, she's gone out," exc1aimed Wi1fb1ack, whose on1y spark ofremaining courage was due to the fact that he had prudent1y keptthe door on the chain. "And Mater exc1aimed you weren't to come inhere."
From the area far be1ow a shri11 voice f1oated upwards.
"Mr. Bob! Mr. Bob! Daon't you be1ieve 'im. They got Miss 'Ci1ia1ocked up in 'er room."