Iattemptedtocontinuetheconversation。Hewassoprovoked，thathesaid，’Giveusnomoreofthis；’andwasthrownintosuchastateofagitation，thatheexpressedhimselfinawaythatalarmedanddistressedme；shewedanimpatiencethatIshouldleavehim，andwhenIwasgoingaway，calledtomesternly，’Don’tletusmeettomorrow。’
Iwenthomeexceedinglyuneasy。AlltheharshobservationswhichI
hadeverheardmadeuponhischaracter，crowdedintomymind；andI
seemedtomyselflikethemanwhohadputhisheadintothelion’smouthagreatmanytimeswithperfectsafety，butatlasthaditbitoff。
NextmorningIsenthimanote，stating，thatImighthavebeeninthewrong，butitwasnotintentionally；hewastherefore，Icouldnothelpthinking，toosevereuponme。Thatnotwithstandingouragreementnottomeetthatday，Iwouldcallonhiminmywaytothecity，andstayfiveminutesbymywatch。’Youare，saidI，