Theywillnotgoinsideeachother。Itisnogoodpushingthem。
See!theyonlyrolloutagain。
Thevoicegrowswearilyfretful。Oh!whydotheypersistwhentheyseeitisimpossible?Whatfoolstheyallare!
Suddenlyherecollectsthevoice,andstartsupandstareswildlyabouthim,tryingtorememberwhereheis。Withafiercestrainingofhiswillhegripsthebrainthatisslippingawayfromhim,andholdsit。Assoonashefeelssureofhimselfhestealsoutoftheroomanddownthestairs。
Inthehallhestandslistening;thehouseisverysilent。Hegoestotheheadofthestairsleadingtothekitchenandcallssoftlytotheoldhousekeeper,andshecomesuptohim,pantingandgruntingassheclimbseachstep。Keepingsomedistancefromher,heasksinawhisperwhereAnneis。Thewomananswersthatsheisinthehospital。