1。VI。ONTHEBRINK
MissBencombwasleavingthehotelfortherailway，whichwasquitenearathand，andhadonlyrecentlybeenopened，asifonpurposeforthisevent。AtJocelyn’ssuggestionshewroteamessagetoinformherfatherthatshehadgonetoheraunt’s，withaviewtoallayinganxietyanddeterringpursuit。Theywalkedtogethertotheplatformandbadeeachothergood-bye；eachobtainedaticketindependently，andJocelyngothisluggagefromthecloak-room。
Ontheplatformtheyencounteredeachotheragain，andtherewasalightintheirglancesateachotherwhichsaid，asbyaflash-
telegraph：’Weareboundforthesametown，whynotenterthesamecompartment？’
Theydid。