Stoopingandfumblingonthefloor，hepickeduphishat。Christianhadalreadyvanished;thesoundofherhurryingfootstepswasdistinctlyaudibleatthetopofthedarkstairs。HerrPaulstoodstillaminute。
\"Looktoyourself，mydearfriend！\"hesaidinathickvoice，gropingforthewall。Plantinghishataskewonhishead，hebeganslowlytodescendthestairs。
XV
NicholasTreffrysatreadingthepaperinhisroombythelightofalampwithagreenshade;onhissoundfoottheterrierScruffwasasleepandsnoringlightly——thedoghabituallycamedownwhenGretawasinbed，andremainedtillMr。Treffry，alwaysthelatestmemberofthehousehold，retiredtorest。
Throughthelongwindowalittleriveroflightshoneoutontheverandatiles，and，flowingpast，cutthegardenintwo。
Therewasthesoundofhurriedfootsteps，arustlingofdraperies;
Christian，runningthroughthewindow，stoodbeforehim。
Mr。Treffrydroppedhispaper，suchafuryofpassionandalarmshoneinthegirl’seyes。
\"Chris！Whatisit？\"
\"Hateful！\"
\"Chris！\"
\"Oh！Uncle！He’sinsulted，threatened！AndIlovehislittlefingermorethanallthe，world！\"
Herpassionatevoicetrembled，hereyeswereshining。
Mr。Treffry’sprofounddiscomfortfoundventinthegruffwords:\"Sitdown！\"
\"I’llneverspeaktoFatheragain！Oh！Uncle！Ilovehim！\"
Quietintheextremityofhisdisturbance，Mr。Treffryleanedforwardinhischair，restedhisbighandsonitsarms，andstaredather。
Chris！Herewasawomanhedidnotknow！Hislipsmovedundertheheavydroopofhismoustache。Thegirl’sfacehadsuddenlygrownwhite。Shesankdownonherknees，andlaidhercheekagainsthishand。Hefeltitwet;andalumproseinhisthroat。Drawinghishandaway，hestaredatit，andwipeditwithhissleeve。
\"Don’tcry！\"hesaid。
Sheseizeditagainandclungtoit;thatclutchseemedtofillhimwithsuddenrage。
\"What’sthematter？HowthedevilcanIdoanythingifyoudon’ttellme？\"
Shelookedupathim。Thedistressofthelastdays，thepassionandfearofthelasthour，thetideofthatnewlifeofthespiritandtheflesh，stirringwithinher，flowedoutinastreamofwords。
Whenshehadfinished，therewassodeadasilencethattheflutteringofamothroundthelampcouldbeheardplainly。
Mr。Treffryraisedhimself，crossedtheroom，andtouchedthebell。
\"Tellthegroom，\"hesaidtoDominique，\"toputthehorsesto，andhave’emroundatonce;bringmyoldboots;wedriveallnight……\"
Hisbentfigurelookedhuge，bodyandlegsoutlinedbylight，headandshoulderstoweringintoshadow。\"Heshallhavearunforhismoney！\"hesaid。Hiseyesstareddownsombrelyathisniece。\"It’smorethanhedeserves！——it’smorethanyoudeserve，Chris。Sitdownthereandwritetohim;tellhimtoputhimselfentirelyinmyhands。\"Heturnedhisbackonher，andwentintohisbedroom。
Christianrose，andsatdownatthewriting—table。Awhisperstartledher。ItcamefromDominique，whowasholdingoutapairofboots。
\"M’mselleChris，whatisthis？——torunaboutallnight？\"ButChristiandidnotanswer。
\"M’mselleChris，areyouill？\"Thenseeingherface，heslippedawayagain。
Shefinishedherletterandwentouttothecarriage。Mr。Treffrywasseatedunderthehood。
\"Shan’twantyou，\"hecalledouttothegroom，\"Getup，Dominique。\"
Christianthrustherletterintohishand。\"Givehimthat，\"shesaid，clingingtohisarmwithsuddenterror。\"Oh！Uncle！dotakecare！\"
\"Chris，ifIdothisforyou——\"Theylookedwistfullyatoneanother。Then，shakinghishead，Mr。Treffrygatheredupthereins。
\"Don’tfret，mydear，don’tfret！Whoa，mare！\"
Thecarriagewithajerkplungedforwardintodarkness，curvedwithacrunchofwheels，andvanished，swingingbetweentheblacktreepillarsattheentrance……
Christianstood，strainingtocatchthefailingsoundofthehoofs。
Downthepassagecameaflutterofwhitegarments;softlimbsweretwinedabouther，someendsofhairfellonherface。
\"Whatisit，Chris？Wherehaveyoubeen？WhereisUncleNicgoing？
Tellme！\"
Christiantoreherselfaway。\"Idon’tknow，\"shecried，\"Iknownothing！\"
Gretastrokedherface。\"PoorChris！\"shemurmured。Herbarefeetgleamed，herhairshonegoldagainsthernightdress。\"Cometobed，poorChris！\"
Christianlaughed。\"Youlittlewhitemoth！FeelhowhotIam！
You’llburnyourwings！\"
Harzhadlaindown，fullydressed。Hewasnolongerangry，butfeltthathewouldratherdiethanyield。Presentlyheheardfootstepscomingupthestairs。
\"M’sieu！\"
ItwasthevoiceofDominique，whoseface，illuminedbyamatch，woreanexpressionofironicaldisgust。
\"Mymaster，\"hesaid，\"makesyouhiscompliments;hesaysthereisnotimetowaste。Youaretopleasecomeanddrivewithhim！\"
\"Yourmasterisverykind。TellhimI’minbed。\"
\"Ah，M’sieu，\"saidDominique，grimacing，\"Imustnotgobackwithsuchananswer。Ifyouwouldnotcome，Iwastogiveyouthis。\"
HarzbrokethesealandreadChristian’sletter。
\"Iwillcome，\"hesaid。
Aclockwasstrikingastheywentoutthroughthegate。FromwithinthedarkcaveofthephaetonhoodMr。Treffrysaidgruffly:\"Comealong，sir！\"
Harzflunghisknapsackin，andfollowed。
Hiscompanion’sfigureswayed，thewhiplashslidsoftlyalongtheflankoftheoffhorse，and，asthecarriagerattledforward，Mr。
Treffrycalledout，asifbyafterthought:\"Hallo，Dominique！\"
Dominque’svoice，shakenandironical，answeredfrombehind:\"M’
v’la，M’sieu！\"
Inthelongstreetofsilenthouses，mensittinginthelightedcafesturnedwithglassesattheirlipstostareafterthecarriage。Thenarrowriveroftheskyspreadsuddenlytoavast，limpidoceantremulouswithstars。TheyhadturnedintotheroadforItaly。
Mr。Treffrytookapullathishorses。\"Whoa，mare！Doggeddoesit！\"
andthenearhorse，throwingupherhead，whinnied;afleckoffoamdriftedintoHarz’sface。
Thepainterhadcomeonimpulse;becauseChristianhadtoldhimto，notofhisownfreewill。Hewasangrywithhimself，woundedinself—esteem，forhavingallowedanyonetorenderhimthisservice。
Thesmoothswiftmovementthroughvelvetblacknesssplashedoneitherhandwiththeflyinglamp—light;thestrongsweetairblowinginhisface—airthathadkissedthetopsofmountainsandstolentheirspirit;thesnortandsnuffleofthehorses，andcrisprattlingoftheirhoofs——allthissoonrousedinhimanotherfeeling。HelookedatMr。Treffry’sprofile，withitstuftedchin;atthegreyroadadventuringindarkness;atthepurplemassofmountainspiledaboveit。Allseemedutterlyunreal。
Asifsuddenlyawarethathehadaneighbour，Mr。Treffryturnedhishead。\"Weshalldobetterthanthispresently，\"hesaid，\"bitofaslopecoming。Haven’thad’emoutforthreedays。Whoa—mare！
Steady！\"
\"Whyareyoutakingthistroubleforme？\"askedHarz。
\"I’manoldchap，Mr。Harz，andanoldchapmaydoastupidthingonceinawhile！\"
\"Youareverygood，\"saidHarz，\"butIwantnofavours。\"
Mr。Treffrystaredathim。
\"Justso，\"hesaiddrily，\"butyouseethere’smyniecetobethoughtof。Lookhere！We’renotatthefrontieryet，Mr。Harz，byfortymiles;it’slongoddswedon’tgetthere——so，don’tspoilsport！\"Hepointedtotheleft。
Harzcaughttheglintofsteel。Theywerealreadycrossingtherailway。Thesighofthetelegraphwiresflutteredabovethem。
\"Hear’em，\"saidMr。Treffry，\"butifwegetawayupthemountains，we’lldoyet！\"Theyhadbeguntorise，thespeedslackened。Mr。
Treffryrummagedoutaflask。
\"Notbadstuff，Mr。Harz——tryit。Youwon’t？Mother’smilk！Finenight，eh？\"Belowthemthevalleywaslitbywebsofmilkymistliketheglimmerofdewongrass。
Thesetwomensittingsidebyside——unlikeinface，age，stature，thought，andlife——begantofeeldrawntowardseachother，asif，intherollingofthewheels，thesnortingofthehorses，thehugedarkspace，thehugeuncertainty，theyhadfoundsomethingtheycouldenjoyincommon。The，steamfromthehorses’flanksandnostrilsenvelopedthemwithanodourasofglue。
\"Yousmoke，Mr。Harz？\"
Harztooktheprofferedweed，andlighteditfromtheglowingtipofMr。Treffry’scigar，bylightofwhichhisheadandhatlookedlikesomegiantmushroom。Suddenlythewheelsjoltedonarubbleofloosestones;thecarriagewasswungsideways。Thescaredhorses，strainingasunder，leapedforward，andspeddownwards，inthedarkness。
Pastrocks，trees，dwellings，pastalightedhousethatgleamedandvanished。Withaclinkandclatter，aflirtofdustandpebbles，andthesidelampsthrowingoutafriskyorangeblink，thecarriagedasheddown，sinkingandrisinglikeaboatcrossingbillows。Theworldseemedtorockandsway;todanceup，andbeflungflatagain。
Onlythestarsstoodstill。
Mr。Treffry，puttingonthebrake，mutteredapologetically:\"Alittleouto’hand！\"
Suddenlywithaheadlongdive，thecarriageswayedasifitwouldflyinpieces，slitheredalong，andwithajerksteadieditself。Harzliftedhisvoiceinashoutofpureexcitement。Mr。Treffryletoutashortshakyhowl，andfrombehindthereroseawail。Butthehillwasoverandthestartledhorseswerecanteringwithafree，smoothmotion。Mr。TreffryandHarzlookedateachother。
XVII
Mr。Treffrysaidwithasortoflaugh:\"Neargo，eh？Youdrive？No？
That’sapity！Brokenmostofmybonesatthegame——nothinglikeit！\"Eachfeltakindofadmirationfortheotherthathehadnotfeltbefore。PresentlyMr。Treffrybegan:\"Lookhere，Mr。Harz，mynieceisaslipofathing，withallayounggirl’snotions！Whathaveyougottogiveher，eh？Yourself？That’ssurelynotenough;
mindthis——sixmonthsaftermarriageweallturnoutmuchthesame——aselfishlot！Nottomentionthisanarchistaffair！
You’renotofherblood，norofherwayoflife，noranything——it’stakingchances——and——\"hishandcamedownontheyoungman’sknee，\"I’mfondofher，yousee。\"
\"Ifyouwereinmyplace，\"saidHarz，\"wouldyougiveherup？\"
Mr。Treffrygroaned。\"Lordknows！\"
\"Menhavemadethemselvesbeforenow。Forthosewhodon’tbelieveinfailure，there’snosuchthing。Supposeshedoessufferalittle？
Willitdoheranyharm？Fairweatherloveisnogood。\"
Mr。Treffrysighed。
\"Bravewords，sir！You’llpardonmeifI’mtoooldtounderstand’emwhenthey’reusedaboutmyniece。\"
Hepulledthehorsesup，andpeeredintothedarkness。\"We’regoingthroughthisbitquietly;iftheylosetrackofusheresomuchthebetter。Dominique！putoutthelamps。Soho，mybeauties！\"Thehorsespacedforwardatawalkthemuffledbeatoftheirhoofsinthedusthardlybrokethehush。Mr。Treffrypointedtotheleft:\"It’llbeanotherthirty—fivemilestothefrontier。\"
Theypassedthewhitewashedhouses，andvillagechurchwithitssentinelcypress—trees。Afrogwascroakinginarunlet;therewasafaintspicyscentoflemons。Butnothingstirred。
Itwaswoodnowoneitherside，thehighpines，breathingtheirfragranceoutintothedarkness，and，likeghostsamongstthem，thesilverstemsofbirch—trees。
Mr。Treffrysaidgruffly:\"Youwon’tgiveherup？Herhappinessmeansalottome。\"
\"Toyou！\"saidHarz:\"tohim！AndIamnothing！DoyouthinkI
don’tcareforherhappiness？Isitacrimeformetoloveher？\"
\"Almost，Mr。Harz——considering……\"
\"ConsideringthatI’venomoney！Alwaysmoney！\"
TothissneerMr。Treffrymadenoanswer，cluckingtohishorses。
\"Myniecewasbornandbredalady，\"hesaidatlast。\"IaskyouplainlyWhatpositionhaveyougottogiveher？\"
\"Ifshemarriesme，\"saidHarz，\"shecomesintomyworld。YouthinkthatI’macommon……\"
Mr。Treffryshookhishead:\"Answermyquestion，youngman。\"
Butthepainterdidnotanswerit，andsilencefell。
Alightbreezehadsprungup;thewhisperinginthetrees，therollingofthewheelsinthisnightprogress，thepine—druggedair，sentHarztosleep。Whenhewokeitwastothesametune，variedbyMr。Treffry’suneasysnoring;thereinswerehangingloose，and，peeringout，hesawDominiqueshufflingalongatthehorses’heads。
Hejoinedhim，and，oneoneachside，theyploddedupandup。Ahazehadbeguntobathethetrees，thestarsburntdim，theairwascolder。Mr。Treffrywokecoughing。Itwaslikesomelongnightmare，thisinterminableexperienceofmuffledsoundsandshapes，ofperpetualmotion，conceived，andcarriedoutindarkness。Butsuddenlythedaybroke。Heraldedbythesnuffleofthehorses，lightbeganglimmeringoverachaosoflinesandshadows，paleasmother—
o’—pearl。Thestarsfaded，andinasmoulderingzigzagthedawnfledalongthemountaintops，flingingoutlittleislesofcloud。Fromalake，curledinahollowlikeapatchofsmoke，camethecryofawater—bird。Acuckoostartedasoftmocking;andclosetothecarriagealarkflewup。Beastsandmenalikestoodstill，drinkingintheair—sweetwithsnowsanddew，andvibratingfaintlywiththerunningofthewaterandtherustlingoftheleaves。
ThenighthadplayedsadtrickswithMr。NicholasTreffry;hishatwasgreywithdust;hischeeksbrownish—purple，therewereheavypouchesbeneathhiseyes，whichstaredpainfully。
\"We’llcallahalt，\"hesaid，\"andgivethegeestheirgrub，poorthings。Canyoufindsomewater，Mr。Harz？There’sarubberbucketinbehind。
Can’tgetaboutmyselfthismorning;makethatlazyfellowofminestirhisstumps。\"
Harzsawthathehaddrawnoffoneofhisboots，andstretchedthefootoutonacushion。
\"You’renotfittogofarther，\"hesaid;\"you’reill。\"
\"Ill！\"repliedMr。Treffry;\"notabitofit！\"
Harzlookedathim，thencatchingupthebucket，madeoffinsearchofwater。Whenhecamebackthehorseswerefeedingfromanindia—
rubbertroughslungtothepole;theystretchedtheirheadstowardsthebucket，pushingasideeachother’snoses。
Theflameintheeasthaddied，butthetopsofthelarcheswerebathedinagentleradiance;andthepeaksaheadwerelikeamber。
Everywherewerethreadsofwater，threadsofsnow，andlittlethreadsofdewygreen，glisteninglikegossamer。
Mr。Treffrycalledout:\"Givemeyourarm，Mr。Harz;I’dliketoshakethereefsoutofme。Whenonecomestostandoverattheknees，it’snosucheasymatter，eh？\"Hegroanedasheputhisfootdown，andgrippedtheyoungman’sshoulderasinavise。Presentlyheloweredhimselfontoastone。
\"’Allovernow！’asChriswouldsaywhenshewaslittle;nastytempershehadtoo——kickandscreamonthefloor！Neverlastedlongthough……’Kissher！takeherup！showherthepictures！’AmazingfondofpicturesChriswas！\"HelookeddubiouslyatHarz;thentookalongpullathisflask。\"Whatwouldthedoctorsay？Whiskyatfourinthemorning！Well！ThanktheLordDoctorsaren’talwayswithus。\"Sittingonthestone，withonehandpressedagainsthisside，andtheothertiltinguptheflask，hewasgreyfromheadtofoot。
Harzhaddroppedontoanotherstone。He，too，waswornoutbytheexcitementandfatigue，comingsosoonafterhisillness。Hisheadwaswhirling，andthenextthingherememberedwasatreewalkingathim，turninground，yellowfromtherootsup;everythingseemedyellow，evenhisownfeet。Somebodyoppositetohimwasjumpingupanddown，agreybear——withahat——Mr。Treffry！Hecried:\"Ha—
alloo！\"Andthefigureseemedtofallanddisappear……
WhenHarzcametohimselfahandwaspouringliquorintohismouth，andawetclothwasmuffledroundhisbrows;anoiseofhummingandhoofsseemedfamiliar。Mr。Treffryloomedupalongside，smokingacigar;hewasmuttering:\"Alowtrick，Paul——bitofmymind！\"Then，asifacurtainhadbeensnatchedaside，thevisionbeforeHarzclearedagain。Thecarriagewaswindingbetweenuneven，black—eavedhouses，pastdoorwaysfromwhichgoatsandcowswerecomingout，withbellsontheirnecks。Black—eyedboys，andhereandthereadrowsymanwithalong，cherry—stemmedpipebetwenhisteeth，stoodasidetostare。
Mr。Treffryseemedtohavetakenanewleaseofstrength;likeanangryolddog，hestaredfromsidetoside。\"Mybone！\"heseemedtosay:\"let’sseewho’sgoingtotouchit！\"
Thelasthousevanished，glowingintheearlysunshine，andthecarriagewithitstrailofdustbecameentombedoncemoreinthegloomoftalltrees，alongaroadthatcleftawildernessofmossgrownrocks，anddewystems，throughwhichthesunhadnotyetdrivenpaths。
Dominiquecameroundtothem，bearingappearanceofonewhohasseenbetterdays，andapotofcoffeebrewedonaspiritlamp。Breakfast——hesaid——wasserved！
Theearsofthehorsesweretwitchingwithfatigue。Mr。Treffrysaidsadly:\"IfIcanseethisthrough，youcan。Geton，mybeauties！\"
Assoonasthesunstruckthroughthetrees，Mr。Treffry’sstrengthebbedagain。Heseemedtosuffergreatly;butdidnotcomplain。
Theyhadreachedthepassatlast，andtheuncheckedsunlightwasstreamingdownwithablindingglare。
\"Jumpup！\"Mr。Treffrycriedout。\"We’llmakeafinishofit！\"andhegavethereinsajerk。Thehorsesflunguptheirheads，andthebleakpasswithitscirclingcrownofjaggedpeakssoonslippedaway。
Betweenthehousesontheverytop，theypassedataslowtrot;andsoonbeganslantingdowntheotherside。Mr。Treffrybroughtthemtoahaltwhereamuletrackjoinedtheroad。
\"That’sallIcandoforyou;you’dbetterleavemehere，\"hesaid。
\"Keepthistrackdowntotheriver——gosouth——you’llbeinItalyinacoupleofhours。GetrailatFeltre。Money？Yes？Well！\"Heheldouthishand;Harzgrippedit。
\"Giveherup，eh？\"
Harzshookhishead。
\"No？Thenit’s’pulldevil，pullbaker，’betweenus。Good—bye，andgoodlucktoyou！\"Andmusteringhisstrengthforalastattemptatdignity，Mr。Treffrygatheredupthereins。
Harzwatchedhisfigurehuddledagainbeneaththehood。Thecarriagemovedslowlyaway。
XVIII
AtVillaRubeinpeoplewentabout，avoidingeachotherasifdetectedinconspiracy。MissNaylor，whoforaninscrutablereasonhadputonherbestfrock，apurple，relievedatthechestwithbird’s—eyeblue，conveyedanimpressionoftryingtocountachickenwhichranabouttoofast。WhenGretaaskedwhatshehadlostshewasheardtomutter:\"Mr。——Needlecase。
Christian，withbigcirclesroundhereyes，satsilentatherlittletable。Shehadhadnosleep。HerrPaulcomingintotheroomaboutnoongaveherafurtivelookandwentoutagain;afterthishewenttohisbedroom，tookoffallhisclothes，flungthempassionatelyonebyoneintoafootbath，andgotintobed。
\"Imightbeacriminal！\"hemutteredtohimself，whilethebuttonsofhisgarmentsrattledonthebath。
\"AmIherfather？HaveIauthority？DoIknowtheworld？Bssss！I
mightbeafrog！\"
Mrs。Decie，havingcausedherselftobeannounced，foundhimsmokingacigar，andcountingthefliesontheceiling。
\"Ifyouhavereallydonethis，Paul，\"shesaidinarestrainedvoice，\"youhavedoneaveryunkindthing，andwhatisworse，youhavemadeusallridiculous。Butperhapsyouhavenotdoneit？\"
\"Ihavedoneit，\"criedHerrPaul，staringdreadfully:\"Ihavedoneit，Itellyou，Ihavedoneit——\"
\"Verywell，youhavedoneit——andwhy，pray？Whatconceivablegoodwasthereinit？IsupposeyouknowthatNicholashasdrivenhimtothefrontier？Nicholasisprobablymoredeadthanalivebythistime;youknowhisstateofhealth。\"
HerrPaul’sfingersplougheduphisbeard。
\"Nicholasismad——andthegirlismad！Leavemealone！Iwillnotbemadeangry;doyouunderstand？Iwillnotbeworried——Iamnotfitforit。\"Hisprominentbrowneyesstaredroundtheroom，asiflookingforawayofescape。
\"IfImayprophesy，youwillbeworriedagooddeal，\"saidMrs。Deciecoldly，\"beforeyouhavefinishedwiththisaffair。\"
Theanxious，uncertainglancewhichHerrPaulgaveheratthesewordsrousedanunwillingfeelingofcompunctioninher。
\"Youarenotmadefortheoutragedfatherofthefamily，\"shesaid。
\"Youhadbettergiveuptheattitude，Paul;itdoesnotsuityou。\"
HerrPaulgroaned。
\"Isupposeitisnotyourfault，\"sheadded。
Justthenthedoorwasopened，andFritz，withanairofsayingtherightthing，announced:
\"Agentlemanofthepolicetoseeyou，sir。\"
HerrPaulbounded。
\"Keephimout！\"hecried。
Mrs。Decie，coveringherlips，disappearedwitharustlingofsilk;
inherplacestoodastiffmaninblue……
Thusthemorningdraggeditselfawaywithoutanyonebeingabletosettletoanything，exceptHerrPaul，whowassettledinbed。Aswasfittinginahousethathadlostitssoul，mealswereneglected，evenbythedog。
Aboutthreeo’clockatelegramcameforChristian，containingthesewords:\"Allright;selfreturnsto—morrow。Treffry。\"Afterreadingitsheputonherhatandwentout，followedcloselybyGreta，who，whenshethoughtthatshewouldnotbesentaway，ranupfrombehindandpulledherbythesleeve。
\"Letmecome，Chris——Ishallnottalk。\"
Thetwogirlswalkedontogether。WhentheyhadgonesomedistanceChristiansaid:
\"I’mgoingtogethispictures，andtakechargeofthem！\"
\"Oh！\"saidGretatimidly。
\"Ifyouareafraid，\"saidChristian，\"youhadbettergobackhome。\"
\"Iamnotafraid，Chris，\"saidGretameekly。
Neithergirlspokeagaintilltheyhadtakenthepathalongthewall。
Overthetopsofthevinestheheatwasdancing。
\"Thesun—fairiesareonthevines！\"murmuredGretatoherself。
Attheoldhousetheystopped，andChristian，breathingquickly，pushedthedoor;itwasimmovable。
\"Look！\"saidGreta，\"theyhavescrewedit！\"Shepointedoutthreescrewswitharosy—tippedforefinger。
Christianstampedherfoot。
\"Wemustn’tstandhere，\"shesaid;\"let’ssitonthatbenchandthink。\"
\"Yes，\"murmuredGreta，\"letusthink。\"Danglinganendofhair，sheregardedChristianwithherwideblueeyes。
\"Ican’tmakeanyplan，\"Christiancriedatlast，\"whileyoustareatmelikethat。\"
\"Iwasthinking，\"saidGretahumbly，\"iftheyhavescreweditup，perhapsweshallscrewitdownagain;thereisthebigscrew—driverofFritz。\"
\"Itwouldtakealongtime;peoplearealwayspassing。\"
\"Peopledonotpassintheevening，\"murmuredGreta，\"becausethegateatourendisalwaysshut。\"
Christianrose。
\"Wewillcomethisevening，justbeforethegateisshut。\"
\"But，Chris，howshallwegetbackagain？\"
\"Idon’tknow;Imeantohavethepictures。\"
\"Itisnotahighgate，\"murmuredGreta。