“Here’stheinformationIwant，“hesaidtoAnne；“ifIonlyknewhowtogetatit。’Down’——’Up’——’A。M。’——P。M。’Whatacursedconfusion!Ibelievetheydoitonpurpose。“
Annejoinedhimatthefire-place。
“Iunderstandit——I’llhelpyou。Didyousayitwastheuptrainyouwanted？“
“Whatisthenameofthestationyoustopat？“
Arnoldtoldher。Shefollowedtheintricatenet-workoflinesandfigureswithherfinger——suddenlystopped——lookedagaintomakesure——andturnedfromthetime-tablewithafaceofblankdespair。Thelasttrainforthedayhadgoneanhoursince。