\"Dearme！IsupposeI’llhavetoexplain;butwe’relosingtime——
andwemustn’t——wemustn’t！\"shecriedfeverishly.\"Listenthen，quick.ItwasatMrs.Hartwell’stonight.I’dbeenwatchingMr.
Bertram.HewaswiththathorridMr.Seaver，andIneverlikedhim，never！Ioverheardsomethingtheysaid，aboutsomeplacetheyweregoingto，andIdidn’tlikewhatMr.Seaversaid.ItriedtospeaktoMr.Bertram，butIdidn’tgetachance;andthenextthingIknewhe’dgonewiththatSeaverman！Isawthemjustintimetosnatchmycloakandfollowthem.\"
\"FOLLOWthem！MISSBILLY！\"
\"Ihadto，Pete;don’tyousee？Therewasnooneelse.Mr.CyrilandUncleWilliamhadgone——home，Isupposed.IsentbackwordbythemaidtoAuntHannahthatI’dgoneahead;youknowthecarriagewasorderedforeleven;butI’mafraidshewon’thavesensetotellAuntHannah，shelookedsodazedandfrightenedwhenItoldher.