Lethimbecontentwithwhathehasgot——withwhatIleaveunmolested，foryoursake，tohimandtoyou。Saytohimwithmycompliments，ifhestirsme，hehasFoscotodealwith。IntheEnglishofthePopularTongue，Iinformhim——Foscosticksatnothing。DearLady，goodmorning。’’Hiscoldgreyeyessettledonmyface——hetookoffhishatsolemnly——bowed，bare-headed——andleftme。’
`Withoutreturning？withoutsayingmorelastwords？’
`Heturnedatthecornerofthestreet，andwavedhishand，andthenstruckittheatricallyonhisbreast。Ilostsightofhimafterthat。Hedisappearedintheoppositedirectiontoourhouse，andIranbacktoLaura。
BeforeIwasindoorsagain，Ihadmadeupmymindthatwemustgo。Thehouseespeciallyinyourabsencewasaplaceofdangerinsteadofaplaceofsafety，nowthattheCounthaddiscoveredit。IfIcouldhavefeltcertainofyourreturn，Ishouldhaveriskedwaitingtillyoucameback。Butlwascertainofnothing，andIactedatonceonmyownimpulse。Youhadspoken，beforeleavingus，ofmovingintoaquieterneighbourhoodandpurerair，forthesakeofLaura’shealth。Ihadonlytoremindherofthat，andtosuggestsurprisingyouandsavingyoutroublebymanagingthemoveinyourabsence，tomakeherquiteasanxiousforthechangeasIwas。
Shehelpedmetopackupyourthings，andshehasarrangedthemallforyouinyournewworking-roomhere。’