Was that possible?
He had supposed he was almost at the bottom.

Suddenly he thought of the people above, and of the telephone.

Why had not some of them spoken to him?
It was shameful! He instantly called Bryce, and his heart leaped with joy when he heard the familiar voice in his ear.

Now he talked steadily on for more than an hour.

He had his gardener called, and he told him all that he wanted done in the flower-beds.