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He seemed to me
the most dangerous of the lot. I saw him sideface and his lips were set
very tight. I had never looked at mankind in that light before. When
one's young human nature shocks one. But what startled me most was to
see the door I had come through open slowly and give passage to a head in
a uniform cap with a Board of Trade badge. It was that blamed old
doorkeeper from the hall. He had run me to earth and meant to dig me out
too. He walked up the office smirking craftily, cap in hand.
"What is it, Symons?" asked Mr. Powell.
"I was only wondering where this 'ere gentleman 'ad gone to, sir. He
slipped past me upstairs, sir."
I felt mighty uncomfortable.
"That's all right, Symons. I know the gentleman," says Mr. Powell as
serious as a judge.
"Very well, sir. Of course, sir. I saw the gentleman running races all
by 'isself down 'ere, so I . . ."
"It's all right I tell you," Mr. Powell cut him short with a wave of his
hand; and, as the old fraud walked off at last, he raised his eyes to me.
I did not know what to do: stay there, or clear out, or say that I was
sorry.


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