“Ontheshelf。”
ItseemedalongtimebeforeBurnamysaidwithalongsigh，asoffinalrecollection，“Oh，yes。”andthenhesaidnothing；andtheydidnotsitdown，butstoodlookingateachother。
“Wasitsomethingyougotforme，andforgottogiveme？”sheaskedinavoicewhichwouldnothavemisledawoman，butwhichdiditsworkwiththeyoungman。
Helaughedandsaid，“Well，hardly！Thegeneralhasbeenintheroomeversinceyoucame。”
“Oh，yes。Thenperhapssomebodyleftittherebeforeyouhadtheroom？”