Then he raised his head, and stood erect, and to the great surprise of Grabofsky, showed no further surprise at the news he had just received.
"The fact is," he said, quietly, "I was expecting you yesterday.

I had received a letter from the wife of the steward informing me of the death of my father and brother.

I think your coming to-day must have disturbed me, as I have some difficulty in recalling the circumstances which attended our meeting here." "A passing indisposition," suggested Grabofsky.

"Nothing more.

The weather is warm, sultry in fact." "Yes, it must have been that.