Mr。Ferdinandcastaglanceofrespectful，butunlimited，horrorupontheProphet’sguestsandretired，whiletheProphet，callinguponallhismanhood，turnedtoMr。Sagittarius。
\"IregretmorethanIcansaythatIshallbeobligednowtoobeymygrandmother’ssummons，\"hesaidcourteously。\"Supposewedeferthis——
thispleasantlittlediscussiontosomefutureoc——\"
\"Impossible，sir！\"criedMr。Sagittarius。\"Quiteimpossible。Youmustgettoworkto—night，andhowcanyoudoitwithoutyourdirections？\"
\"Oh，Icanmanageallright，\"saidtheProphet，desperately。\"Icangiveaguessasto——\"