ow-hut comfortable? I hope you didn't find that coat too
much? It isn't really cold, you know. Now, when I was in Patagonia--"

"Are you all ready?" said I. "I'm just coming in to warm my hands." I
followed Jill up the steps. In the doorway I turned and took off my
hat. The chauffeur was starting up the limousine. And Eve was leaning
forward, looking out of the open window. As I smiled, she kissed her
hand to me.

Ten minutes later we left 'The Three Bulls.' I had thrown my gauntlets
on to the front seat before I entered the inn. As I drew on the right
one, I felt a sheet of paper in its cuff. I plucked it out, wondering.
It had been torn from the writing-block, and bore the message I had
written for Falcon the night before. The signature was Evelyn Fairie,
and underneath had been added, "Castle Charing, Somerset. With my
love."

I slipped it into my pocket and started the car.

"And how did Jilly get on?" I said abstractedly, as we rolled down the
street.

"Oh, Boy," she cried, "it was so funny. I'm sure they took me for
somebody else. There was a lovely big room all ready and everybody
kept bowing and calling me 'my lady.' They couldn't understand my
connection with the others at first and when they asked about the car,
and I said it had gone back to Fallow, they nearly fainted. They were
going to make out my bill separately, too, only Berry--"

"And you didn't enlighten them?"

"I couldn't make out what was wrong till I was undressing."

"And the real one never turned up?"

"I don't think she can have. The landlord stammered something about
'your ladyship,' as I said 'Good-bye.'"

"How strange," said I. Jill chattered on all the way to Fallow.
Fortunately I remembered to tell her about the new chambermaid. I was
rather uneasy about the girl, as a matter of fact. She must have seen
Eve properly. But my luck was holding, for on our arrival we found
that Susan had returned.

The following day, January the second, after breakfast, a wire for
Jonah arrived. When he had read it:

"That's curious," he said. "I wonder how he knew we were here?"

"Who's it from?" said Jill.

"Harry Fairie, the man I met at Pau last Easter. Wants us to go over
to his place in Somerset before we go back to town."

"All of us?"

"Apparently. 'You and party,' the wire says."

"I believe I met his sister once," said I.

"You wouldn't forget her if you had," said Jonah. "She's a wonderful
creatu