'And when will that be?'
'That'll be to-morrow.'
The door was banged to. Hugo rang again, wrathfully, but the door remained obstinate.
CHAPTER XXV
CHLOROFORM
'Come in,' said Simon grandly, in response to a knock.
He was seated in his master's chair in the dome, which was lit as though for a fête. The clock showed the hour of nine.
Albert entered.
'Oh, it's you, is it?' exclaimed Albert. 'Where's the governor?'