She's copied the receipt for me.
"I'm not a bit sleepy," she continued.

"I've had such a beautiful time I could lie awake all the rest of the night thinking about it.

Maybe it's because I drank coffee when I'm not used to it that I'm so wide awake, and I ate--_oh_, how I ate!" One by one the up-stairs lights went out, and a deep silence fell on the old mansion.

The ticking of the great clock on the stairs was the only sound.

The serene peace of the starlit night settled over The Locusts like brooding wings.