Mr。Sabinleanedbackinhiscarriage，andafrownoffaintperplexitycontractedhisforehead。
IfIwereayoungerman，“hemurmuredtohimself，“Imightbelievethatthiswomanwasreallyinearnest，aswellasbeingSaxeLeinitzer’sjackal。WewerefriendlyenoughinParisthatyear。
Sheisunscrupulousenough，ofcourse。Alwayswithsomeoddfancyforthegrotesqueorunlikely。Iwonder-“
Hepulledthecheck-string，andwasdriventoCamperdownHouse。A
greatmanypeoplewerecomingandgoing。Mr。SabinfoundHelene’smaid，andlearntthathermistresswasjustgoingtoherroom，andwouldbealoneforafewminutes。Hescribbledafewwordsonthebackofacard，andwasatoncetakenuptoherboudoir。