Tê；te-à；-Tê；teandaDiscoveryInlittlemorethantwentyminutes，thejourneywasaccomplished。Ipausedatthegatetowipemystreamingforehead，andrecovermybreathandsomedegreeofcomposure。Alreadytherapidwalkinghadsomewhatmitigatedmyexcitement；andwithafirmandsteadytread，Ipacedthegardenwalk。
Inpassingtheinhabitedwingofthebuilding，IcaughtasightofMrsGrahamthroughtheopenwindow，slowlypacingupanddownherlonelyroom。
Sheseemedagitated，andevendismayed，atmyarrival，asifshethoughtItoowascomingtoaccuseher。Ihadenteredherpresenceintendingtocondolewithheruponthewickednessoftheworld，andhelphertoabusethevicarandhisvileinformants，butnowIfeltpositivelyashamedtomentionthesubject，anddeterminednottorefertoit，unlesssheledtheway。
`Iamcomeatanunseasonablehour，’saidI，assumingacheerfulnessIdidnotfeel，inordertoreassureher；`butIwon’tstaymanyminutes。’
Shesmileduponme，faintlyitistrue，butmostkindly——Ihadalmostsaidthankfully，asherapprehensionswereremoved。