“Gerald！“Mr。Fentolinrepeated。
Thenitwasobviousthattherewassomethingbetweenthosetwo，somememoryorsomelivingthing，seldom，ifever，tobespokenof，andyetalwayspresent。Theboybegantotremble。
“You’realittleoverwrought，Gerald，“Mr。Fentolindeclared。
“Sitquietlyinmyeasy-chairforafewmoments。WaltuntilIhaveexaminedMr。Dunster’sbelongings。Ah！Meekinshasbeenprompt，indeed。“
Therewasastealthytapatthedoor。Meekinsenteredwiththesmalldressing-caseinhishand。Hebroughtitovertohismaster’schair。Mr。Fentolinpointedtothefloor。