InstantlyMrs。Coleknewthatshehadforgottenit。ShecouldseeherselfstandingthereinMrs。Monk’skitchenforgettingit。Howcouldshe？AndMrs。Monk，howcouldSHE？Ithadneverbeenforgottenbefore。
“Oh，no，“shesaidwildly。“Oh，no！I’msureIcan’thaveforgottenit。“
Sheplungedabout，herredfaceallcreasedwithanxiety，herhatononeside，herhandssearchingeverywhere，underthetablecloth，inthebasket，amongsttheknivesandforks。
“Jim，youhaven’tdroppedanything？“
“No，mum。Beggin’yourpardon，mum，thebasketwasclosed，sotospeak——closeditwas。“