placed his pet upon the table, over which the rodent ran to investigate the remains of the meal. And he placed his pet upon the table, over which the rodent ran to investigate the remains of the meal. Boyne stood watching his pet nibbling at a scrap of sausage. Boyne stood watching his pet nibbling at a scrap of sausage. "Ah!" he gasped in a whisper. "If they knew—but they will never know. They can't!" "Ah!" he gasped in a whisper. "If they knew—but they will never know. They !" A few minutes later his actions were, to say the least, strange. A few minutes later his actions were, to say the least, strange. He flung himself into the old armchair from which the flock stuffing protruded from the worn-out American cloth, and unbuttoning his dusty boots, took them off. Then, in his socks, he crept upstairs, and on the landing listened at the deaf old woman's door. Sounds of heavy snoring apparently satisfied him. He flung himself into the old armchair from which the flock stuffing protruded from the worn-out American cloth, and unbuttoning his dusty boots, took them off. Then, in his socks, he crept upstairs, and on the landing listened at the deaf old woman's door. Sounds of heavy snoring apparently satisfied him. Back again he returned to the parlour, and with a key opened the opposite cupboard beside the fireplace, from which he took a very long, loose coat which seemed to be made of white alpaca. This he shook out and submitted to close scrutiny. It was shaped like a monk's habit, with a leather strap around the waist—a curious garment, for it had a hood attached, with two slits in it for the eyes. Back again he returned to the parlour, and with a key opened the opposite cupboard beside the fireplace, from which he took a very long, loose coat which seemed to be made of white alpaca. This he shook out and submitted to close scrutiny. It was shaped like a monk's habit, with a leather strap around the waist—a curious garment, for it had a hood attached, with two slits in it for the eyes. After careful examination of the strange garment, he put it on over his head, drawing
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