\"ButSaulwasuptosomewickedness，wasn’the？\"saidtheladysmilingly，\"whileYOUweresimplygoingsomewhereonbusiness？\"
\"Yes，\"saidHaysthoughtfully，\"butmyBUSINESSmighthevseemedlikepersecution。Idon’tmindtellin’youwhatitwasifyou’dcaretolisten。Butmebbeyou’retired。Mebbeyouwanttoretire。
Youknow，\"hewentonwithasuddenhospitableoutburst，\"youneedn’tbeinanyhurrytogo；wekintakecareofyouhereto-
night，andit’llcostyounothin’。AndI’llsendyouonwithmysleighinthemornin’。Per’apsyou’dlikesuthin’toeat——acupoftea——or——I’llcallZuleika；\"andherosewithanexpressionofawkwardcourtesy。
Butthelady，albeitwithaself-satisfiedsparkleinherdarkeyes，herecarelesslyassuredhimthatZuleikahadalreadygivenherrefreshment，and，indeed，wasatthatmomentpreparingherownroomforher。Shebeggedhewouldnotinterrupthisinterestingstory。