Itgrewcolderanddark。Heturnedthecollarofhiscoatuptohisears。HehadvisionsofPiccadilly。Thiswild—goosechaseappearedsuddenlyadangerous，unfathomablebusiness。Lights，fellowship，security！’Neveragain！’hebrooded;’whywon’ttheyletmealone？’
Butitwasnotclearwhetherby’they’hemeanttheconventions，theBoleskeys，hispassions，orthosehauntingmemoriesofRozsi。Ifhehadonlyhadabagwithhim！Whatwashegoingtosay？Whatwashegoingtogetbythis？Hereceivednoanswertothesequestions。Thedarknessitselfwaslessobscurethanhissensations。Fromtimetotimehetookouthiswatch。Ateachvillagethedrivermadeinquiries。Itwaspasttenwhenhestoppedthecarriagewithajerk。
Thestarswerebrightassteel，andbythesideoftheroadareedylakeshowedinthemoonlight。Swithinshivered。Amanonahorsehadhaltedinthecentreoftheroad。\"Driveon！\"calledSwithin，withastolidface。ItturnedouttobeBoleskey，who，onagauntwhitehorse，lookedlikesomewingedcreature。Hestoodwherehecouldbartheprogressofthecarriage，holdingoutapistol。
’Theatricalbeggar！’thoughtSwithin，withanervoussmile。Hemadenosignofrecognition。SlowlyBoleskeybroughthisleanhorseuptothecarriage。Whenhesawwhowaswithinheshowedastonishmentandjoy。
\"You？\"hecried，slappinghishandonhisattenuatedthigh，andleaningovertillhisbeardtouchedSwithin。\"Youhavecome？Youfollowedus？\"