clean-shaven man was Mr. Andrew J. Copping, of Omaha.'

'Is he also stopping at the hotel?' Miss Paulo asked.

'No.' Mr. Wilkins explained. Mr. Copping was apparently for the time a
resident of London, and lived, he believed, somewhere in the Camden Town
region. But he was very anxious that his friend and compatriot should be
comfortable, and that his rooms should be commodious.

'How many rooms does Professor Flick occupy?' asked Miss Paulo.

It seemed that the Professor occupied a little suite of rooms which
comprised a bedroom and sitting-room, with a bath-room. It seemed that
the Professor was a very studious person and that he would take all his
meals by himself, as he pursued the study of folk-lore even at his
meals, and wished not to have his attention in the least disturbed
during the process.

'What an impassioned scholar!' said Miss Paulo. 'I had no idea that
places like Denver and Sacramento were leisurely enough to produce such
ardent students of folk-lore.'

'Not to mention Omaha,' added Mr. Wilkins.

'Is Mr. Copping also a folk-lorist then?' inquired Miss Paulo; and Mr.
Wilkins replied that he believed so, that he had gathered as much from
the remarks of Mr. Copping on the various occasions when he had called
at the hotel.

'The various occasions?'

Yes, Mr. Copping had called several times, to make quite sure of
everything concerning his friend's comfort. He was very particular about
the linen being aired one morning. Another morning ho looked in to
ascertain whether the chimneys smoked, as the learned Professor often
liked a fire in his rooms even in summer. A third time he called to
enquire if the water in the bath-room was warm enough at an early hour
in the morning, as the learned Professor often rose early to devote
himself to his great work!

'What a thoughtful friend, to be sure!' said Miss Paulo. 'It is pleasant
to find that great scholarship can secure such devoted disciples. For I
suppose Professor Flick is a great scholar.'

'One of the greatest in the world, as I understand from Mr. Copping,'
replied Mr. Wilkins. 'I understand from Mr. Copping that when Professor
Flick's great work appears it will revolutionise folk-lore all over the
world.'

'Dear me!' said Miss Paulo; 'how little one does know, to be sure. I had
no idea that folk-lore required revolutionising.'

'Neither had I,' said Mr. Wilkins; 'but apparently it does.'

'And Professor Flick is the man to do it, apparently