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WhenNoelfled，Forthadstartedforwardtostopher;then，realisingthatwithhislamenesshecouldnevercatchher，hewentbackandenteredLeila’sbedroom。
Shehadtakenoffherdress，andwasstandinginfrontofherglass，withthecigarettestillinhermouth;andtheonlymovementwasthecurlingofitsbluesmoke。Hecouldseeherfacereflected，pale，withalittlespotofredineachcheek，andburningredears。Shehadnotseemedtohearhimcomingin，buthesawhereyeschangewhentheycaughthisreflectioninthemirror。Fromlostandblank，theybecamealiveandsmouldering。
\"Noel’sgone！\"hesaid。
Sheanswered，asiftohisreflectionintheglass\"Andyouhaven’tgonetoo？Ah，no！Ofcourse——yourleg！Shefled，Isuppose？Itwasratherajar，mycomingin，I’mafraid。\"