"'Certainly, I did,' he answered. 'Don't you remember Lemon and me coming in together?'
"'Yes,' I said, 'I remember.'
"'Don't you remember,' he said, 'that you brought me up a cup of tea before you went to bed, and that I told you I had a lot of writing to do, and that I said what a treasure you was, and how happy Lemon ought to be with sech a wife?'
"'Yes,' I said, 'I remember.' I couldn't say nothing else, it was the truth.
"'Inspired by the egsellent tea you make,' he went on, 'I stopped up late and did my writing. If I mistake not, you put the chain on the street-door before you went to bed.'
"'Yes, I did.'
"'And when you went down this morning the chain was still up?'
"'Yes, it was.'
"'And I breakfasted with you and Lemon?'
"'Yes, you did.'