the direction of the lake—as far as the boat-house.”
“Aha? As far as the boat-house?”
Under other circumstances I might have resented his curiosity. But to-night I hailed it as another proof that neither he nor his wife were connected with the mysterious appearance at the lake.
“No more adventures, I suppose, this evening?” he went on . “No more discoveries, like your discovery of the wounded dog?”
He fixed his unfathomable grey eyes on me,
the direction of the lake—as far as the boat-house.”
“Aha? As far as the boat-house?”
Under other circumstances I might have resented his curiosity. But to-night I hailed it as another proof that neither he nor his wife were connected with the mysterious appearance at the lake.
“No more adventures, I suppose, this evening?” he went on . “No more discoveries, like your discovery of the wounded dog?”
He fixed his unfathomable grey eyes on me,
