I'm afraid it's been in rather a bad state for some time past, and those heavy rains we had last week seem to have damaged it still more.

Be sure you don't forget.

It won't do to have a leaky roof over our heads; it might come tumbling down, and cost a mint of money to put right again." Austin gave the required promise, and thought no more about it.

He also forgot entirely to tell his aunt she had better lock up the spoons with particular care that night because Lubin had seen a magpie in suspicious proximity to his window.

He went straight up to his room, feeling rather sleepy, and bent on getting between the sheets as soon as possible.