Infact，hehadbeenpossessedbyanotherluminousidea——awildideathattohimseemedalmostasabsurdastheonewhichhadbroughthimallthistrouble。Ithadcometohimlikethatone——
outofastarlitnight——andhehadrisenonemorningwithafeverishintenttoputitintoaction！ItbroughthimlatertotakeanunprecedentedwalkalonewithMissPottinger，tolingerundergreenleavesinunfrequentedwoods，andatlastseemedabouttodeserthimashestoodinalittlehollowwithherhandinhis——
theironlylisteneraninquisitivesquirrel。Yetthiswasallthedisappointedanimalheardhimstammer，——
“Soyousee，dear，itwouldTHENbenolie——for——don’tyousee？——
she’dbereallyMYmotheraswellasYOURS。“