’I’llcome。But——youneedsaynothingaboutmyvisit。Icannotcometo—night，butIwillsometimethisweek。Yetonlythisonce，totrytheinstrument。Afterwardsyoumustbecontenttopursueyourstudiesalone。’
Swithinseemedbutlittleaffectedatthisannouncement。’HiltonandPimm’smanhandedmethebill，’hecontinued。
’Howmuchisit？’
Hetoldher。’Andthemanwhohasbuiltthehutanddome，anddonetheotherfixing，hassentinhis。’Henamedthisamountalso。
’Verywell。Theyshallbesettledwith。Mydebtsmustbepaidwithmymoney，whichyoushallhaveatonce，——incash，sinceachequewouldhardlydo。Cometothehouseforitthisevening。Butno，no——youmustnotcomeopenly;suchistheworld。Cometothewindow——thewindowthatisexactlyinalinewiththelongsnowdropbed，inthesouthfront——ateightto—night，andIwillgiveyouwhatisnecessary。’