\"Sofar，\"hesaid，\"Itellyouwhatwastoldtome。Thelittlethatremainstobeaddedlieswithinmyownexperience。BetweentwoandthreemonthsaftertheeventsIhavejustbeenrelating，IsaacScatchardcametome，witheredandold—lookingbeforehistime，justasyousawhimto—day。Hehadhistestimonialstocharacterwithhim，andheaskedforemploymenthere。Knowingthatmywifeandheweredistantlyrelated，Igavehimatrialinconsiderationofthatrelationship，andlikedhiminspiteofhisqueerhabits。Heisassober，honest，andwillingamanasthereisinEngland。Asforhisrestlessnessatnight，andhissleepingawayhisleisuretimeintheday，whocanwonderatitafterhearinghisstory？Besides，heneverobjectstobeingrousedupwhenhe’swanted，sothere’snotmuchinconveniencetocomplainof，afterall。\"
\"Isupposeheisafraidofareturnofthatdreadfuldream，andofwakingoutofitinthedark？\"saidI。
\"No，\"returnedthelandlord。\"Thedreamcomesbacktohimsooftenthathehasgottobearwithitbythistimeresignedlyenough。It’shiswifekeepshimwakingatnightashehasoftentoldme。\"
\"What！Hassheneverbeenheardofyet？\"
\"Never。Isaachimselfhastheoneperpetualthoughtabouther，thatsheisaliveandlookingforhim。Ibelievehewouldn’tlethimselfdropofftosleeptowardtwointhemorningforaking’sransom。Twointhemorning，hesays，isthetimeshewillfindhim，oneofthesedays。Twointhemorningisthetimealltheyearroundwhenhelikestobemostcertainthathehasgotthatclasp—knifesafeabouthim。Hedoesnotmindbeingaloneaslongasheisawake，exceptonthenightbeforehisbirthday，whenhefirmlybelieveshimselftobeinperilofhislife。Thebirthdayhasonlycomeroundoncesincehehasbeenhere，andthenhesatupalongwiththenight—porter。’She’slookingforme，’isallhesayswhenanybodyspeakstohimabouttheoneanxietyofhislife；’she’slookingforme。’Hemayberight。Shemaybelookingforhim。Whocantell？\"