I cannot work it out." "It is awfully puzzling," said Julian.

"I suppose our nerves must have been subtly excited because the thing was an absolute novelty." "Possibly.

But, if so, we are a couple of children, mere schoolboys." "That's rather refreshing, however undignified.

If we sit long enough, we may even recover our long-lost babyhood." And so they laughed the matter easily away.

Soon afterwards, however, Julian got up to go home to his chambers.