INWHICHMISSDANIELSDETERMINESTOFINDOUT
ThehystericalMr。Pepperdoubtlessexpectedhisclergymantobealmostasmuchupsetashewasbythenewsofhisaction。ButJohnEllerywasprovokinglycalm。Asamatteroffacthescarcelygraspedthepurportofthelittleman’sdisjointedstory。Hehadbeenwanderingindreamland，hisheadamongtheclouds，andtheexplosionofKeziah’sbombdisturbed，butdidnotcleartheair。
“Whatwillyoudo？“herepeated。“Why——er——Idon’tknow，I’msure。“
Kyanwasstaggered。
“Youdon’tknow？“heshouted。“YOUdon’t？Thenwhodoes，forthelandsakes？Didn’tyoutellmetolockherup？Didn’tIdoit’CAUSEyoutoldme？Didn’t——didn’t——“