WhenErnestsaidhewishedtoretireitwasaboutthewisestthinghecouldhavesaidordone，anditsuitedTeutaandmedowntotheground。Icouldseethatthedeargirlwasagitatedaboutsomething，sothoughtitwouldbebestforhertobequiet，andnotworriedwithbeingciviltotheBounder。Thoughheismycousin，Ican’tthinkofhimasanythingelse。TheVoivodeandIhadcertainmatterstoattendtoarisingoutofthemeetingoftheCouncil，andwhenwewerethroughthenightwasclosingin。WhenIsawTeutainourownroomsshesaidatonce：
\"Doyoumind，dear，ifIstaywithAuntJanetto—night？Sheisveryupsetandnervous，andwhenIofferedtocometohersheclungtomeandcriedwithrelief。\"
SowhenIhadhadsomesupper，whichItookwiththeVoivode，IcamedowntomyoldquartersintheGardenRoom，andturnedinearly。
IwasawakenedalittlebeforedawnbythecomingofthefightingmonkTheophrastos，anotablerunner，whohadanurgentmessageforme。ThiswasthelettertomegiventohimbyRooke。Hehadbeencautionedtogiveitintonootherhand，buttofindmewhereverI
mightbe，andconveyitpersonally。WhenhehadarrivedatPlazacI