He replied with a discretion beyond his years: "Would you please step into the smoking-room, sir ?" "Anybody there ?" "My master, sir." Benjulia at once declined the invitation to the smoking-room.

"Anybody else at home ?" he inquired.
Miss Carmina was upstairs--the page answered.

"And I think," he added, "Mr.Null is with her." "Who's Mr.Null ?" "The doctor, sir." Benjulia declined to disturb the doctor.

He tried a third, and last question.
"Where's Zo ?" "Here!" cried a shrill voice from the upper regions.

"Who are You ?" To the page's astonishment, the giant gentleman with the resonant bass voice answered this quite gravely.