"But I must see him immediately." "Well--" said Mr.Chiffinch.And then without a word he wheeled and went out of the room.
I do not know how long I sat there; but it may have been half an hour.

I sat like a dazed man; for I had had no sleep, and what I had seen drove away all desire for it.

I sat there, staring, and pondering round and round in circles, like a wheel turning.

Now it was of Dorothy; now of the Jesuits; now of His Majesty and Mr.Chiffinch; now again, of the road to Dover, and of what I should do in France.
There came at last a step on the stairs, and Mr.Chiffinch came in.

At the door he turned, and took from a man in the passage, as I suppose, a covered dish, with a spoon in it.