“All right; that leaves at nine-thirty. I shall drop in here to see you off. But what about your room?”
“I shall leave it just as it is, for I expect to return to it in a week or ten days’ time.”
“Glad to hear that,” said Adler, as he hurried away.
Harcourt went back to his room and packed his traveling bag.
When all his preparations for the journey were completed Harcourt went and rapped on the door of his neighbor’s room.
The monotonous thumper-thumper-thumper-thumper of the sewing machine stopped while she arose and came and opened the door.
She looked surprised and pleased at the appearance of her visitor in his genteel morning suit. It was the first time he had ever come to her door.
“I am going away for a few days, Mrs. Moss, to see my mother. Before I say good-by let me thank you again for all your great kindness to me,” he said.
“I wish you would not make so much of a simple matter of duty, done with much satisfaction. But come in and sit down, and tell me all about it, if you have time,” she answered.
“Thank you. I have not much time, but I would like to come in,” he answered.