\"Oh，thatwasprobablybychance。\"
\"No，suh！\"shecried，vehemently。\"An’demgelmunwouldn’playt’-night，noway；mos’on`emgoin’widyouto-morreran’deysayin’goodbytode’rfolksdisevenin’，notgamblin’！MizTanberry’llbeinastateermineontelshehyuhf’umme，an’Igoin’hurryback。Youwon’comedah，suh？
Ikintellherdatyousayyousutneyain’comin’nighourneighborhooddisnight？\"
\"Ihadnotdreamedofcoming，tellher，please。ProbablyIshallnotgooutatallthisevening。Butitwaskindofyoutocome。Good-night。\"
Hestoodwithacandletolightherdownthestairs，butaftershehadgonehedidnotreturntotheoffice。Instead，hewentslowlyuptohisownroom，glancingfirstintoCrailey’s——thedoorsofneitherwereoftenlocked——tobeholdachaosofdisorderandunfinishedpacking。Inhisownchamberitonlyremainedforhimtoclosethelidsofafewbigboxes，andtopackasmalltrunkwhichhemeanttotakewithhimtothecampoftheStatetroops，andhewouldbereadyfordeparture。Hesetaboutthistask，arid，concludingthattherewasnonecessitytowearhisuniformonthesteamboat，decidedtoplaceitinthetrunk，andwenttothebedwherehehadfoldedandleftit。Itwasnotthere。Nordidathoroughsearchrevealitanywhereintheroom。Yetnoonecouldhavestolenit，forwhenhehadgonedowntotheofficeCraileyhadremainedonthisfloor。MamiehadcomewithinafewminutesafterCraileywentout，andduringhisconversationwithhertheoffice-doorhadbeenopen；noonecouldhavepassedwithoutbeingseen。Also，athiefwouldhavetakenotherthingsaswellastheuniform；andsurelyCraileymusthaveheard；Craileywould——