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MR。BILLINGS’SPOCKETS
OnthesixteenthofJuneMr。RollinBillingsenteredhishomeatWestcoteverymuchlaterthanusual，andstealingupstairs，likeathiefinthenight，heundressedanddroppedintobed。Intwominuteshewasasleep，anditwasnowonder，forbythattimeitwasfiveminutesafterthreeinthemorning，andMr。
Billings’susualbedtimewasteno’clock。Evenwhenhewasdelayedathisofficehemadeitaninvariableruletocatchthenineo’clocktrainhome。
WhenMrs。Billingsawokethenext——or，rather，thatsame——