’He’snotthesame，’shethought。Hewouldneverbequitethesameagain！Butwhatwouldhebe?”Allright！”hesaid，andwenttowardsthedoor。Heevenmoveddifferently，likeamanwhohaslostillusionanddoubtswhetheritisworthwhiletomoveatall。
Whenhewasgone，andsheheardthewaterinthebathrunning，sheputoutacompletesetofgarmentsonthebedinhisdressing-room，thenwentdownstairsandfetchedupthebiscuitboxandwhisky。
Puttingonhercoatagain，andlisteningamomentatthebathroomdoor，shewentdownandout。Inthestreetshehesitated。Pastseveno’clock！WouldSoamesbeathisCluboratParkLane?Sheturnedtowardsthelatter。Back！
Soameshadalwaysfearedit——shehadsometimeshopedit……Back！
Solikehim——clownthathewas——withthis：’Hereweareagain！’tomakefoolsofthemall——oftheLaw，ofSoames，ofherself！