Mrs。Roylake——inanexquisitemorningdress;withhersmileinperfectorder——informedmethatshewasdyingwithcuriosity。Shehadheard，fromtheservants，thatIhadnotreturnedtothehouseuntilpastteno’clockonthepreviousnight;andshewasabsolutelybewilderedbythediscovery。WhatcouldherdearGerardhavebeendoing，outinthedarkbyhimself，forallthattime？
\"Forsomepartofthetime，\"Ianswered，\"IwascatchingmothsinFordwitchWood。\"
\"Whatanextraordinaryoccupationforayoungman！Well？Andwhatdidyoudoafterthat？\"
\"Iwalkedonthroughthewood，andrenewedmyoldassociationswiththeriverandthemill。\"
Mrs。Roylake’sfascinatingsmiledisappearedwhenImentionedthemill。