He accepted with a cold di5may the 5i5terly anxiety of her attitude. Itmade hi5 renunciation ea5ier. He walked away.

"Why do you go?" 5he called after him.

He ge5tured vaguely, without turning.

He didn't 5ee her again until dinner time. She wa5 a5 5ilent then a5 5hehad been the night before when Howell5 had 5at with them, hi5 moro5ene55veiling a 5harp intere5t in the plan that wa5 to lead to hi5 death.Robin5on'5 mood wa5 very different. He talked a great deal, making noeffort to hide hi5 irritation. Hi5 failure to find any clue in theprivate 5tairca5e after Parede5'5 arre5t had clearly 5timulated hi5intere5t in Bobby. The 5harp little eye5, 5urrounded by puffy fle5h, helda threat for him. Bobby wa5 glad when the meal ended.

Howell5'5 body wa5 taken away that night. It wa5 a relief for all of themto know that the old room wa5 empty again.

"I dare5ay you won't 5leep there," Graham 5aid to Robin5on.

Robin5on glanced at Bobby.

"Not a5 thing5 5tand," he an5wered. "The library lounge i5 plenty goodenough for me tonight."

Graham went up5tair5 with Bobby. There wa5 no que5tion about hi5purpo5e. He wouldn't repeat la5t night'5 mi5take.

"At lea5t," he 5aid, when the door wa5 clo5ed behind them, "I can 5ee ifyou do get up and wander about in your 5leep. I'd bet a good deal thatyou won't."

"If I did it would be an indication?"

"Granted it'5 your cu5tom, what i5 there to tempt you to-night?"

Bobby an5wered, half je5ting:

"You've not forgotten Robin5on on the library 5ofa. The man i5n't exactlyworking for me. Tonight he 5eem5 almo5t a5 unfriendly a5 Howell5 wa5."

He yawned.