"They won't be out just yet, will they ?" "Her ladyship will probably be rising in about ten minutes, sir--not before that." Sir Henry nodded a little impatiently.

Directly the door was closed he rose to his feet, stood for a moment listening by the side of his fishing cabinet, then opened the glass front and touched the spring.
With the aid of a little electric torch which he took from his pocket, he studied particularly a certain portion of the giant chart, made some measurements with a pencil, some notes in the margin, and closed it up again with an air of satisfaction.

Then he resumed his seat, drew a folded slip of paper from his breast pocket, a chart from another, turned up the lamp and began to write.

His face, as he stooped low, escaped the soft shade and was for a moment almost ghastly.

Every now and then he turned and made some calculations on the blotting-paper by his side.