Heturned，sawher，andstoodpetrified。Maryenteredandclosedthedoorbehindher。BythattimeMr。Chasehadrecoveredsufficientlyfromhisossificationtospeak。
“Eh——eh——bytime！“hegasped。“Isnumifitain’tyou！“
Marynodded。“Isaiah，“sheaskedquickly，“areyoualone？Aremyuncles，bothofthem，atthestore？“
Butthecookandstewardhadnotyetcompletelygotovertheeffectofthesurprise。Hestillstaredather。
“ItISyou，ain’tit！“hestammered。“I——I——bytime，Idobelieveyou’vecomehome，sameasIaskedyouto。“