What was it like ?" enquired Austin.
"Don't matter what it was like," replied Lubin, sententiously.

"But it was just outside your bedroom window.

You'd better be on the look-out." "What for ?" asked Austin.

"Did it say it was coming back ?" "'Tain't nothing to laugh at," said Lubin, nodding his head.

"A magpie bodes ill-luck.