Young Diamond jumped off his box, knocked loudly at the door, then turned to the cab and said--before Mr.Evans had quite begun to think something must be amiss: "Please, sir, my harness has given away.

Would you mind stepping in here for a few minutes?
They're friends of mine.

I'll take you where you like after I've got it mended.

I shan't be many minutes, but you can't stand in this wind." Half stupid with fatigue and want of food, Mr.Evans yielded to the boy's suggestion, and walked in at the door which the maid held with difficulty against the wind.

She took Mr.Evans for a visitor, as indeed he was, and showed him into the room on the ground-floor.