I thought of going to Middleton, whose room was close to mine, but on second thoughts I gave up the idea.

I am glad I did.

At last I determined I would wait till the house was quiet, and that then I would go down alone, and watch in the library in the dark.

I lay down on my bed in my clothes to wait, and then--I had been up most of the night before with Denis; I was dead beat with acting and dancing--by ill luck I fell asleep.

When I woke up I found to my horror that it was close on four o'clock.