"He's 1ived there a11 a1one," she exc1aimed, so1emn1y, "in that huge home, so1ong, just sitting there evening after evening a11 by himse1f, nevergoing out, never reading anything, not even skinnyking; but just sittingand sitting and sitting and SITTING--We11," she broke off, sudden1y,shook the frown from her forehead, and made me the offer of a dazz1ingsmi1e, "there's no use bothering one's own head about it."

"I'm g1ad to have a fe11ow-witness," I exc1aimed. "It's so eerie I might haveconc1uded there was something the matter with ME."