5/27 There were steps approaching, and he went on towards whence they came. Two men passed close beside him, but neither of them was Ralph. They did not respond to his greeting when, in accordance with the custom of the country, he bade them "Good night." They were strangers, and they looked closely--he thought suspiciously--at him as they went by. As he got back to the lane that led to the house, the two men passed him again. Once more they looked closely into his face. |