"I don't think there's much danger."
Meanwhile, Mr. Talbot having got through breakfast went upstairs to enjoy the uncomfortable position of his step-son.
"Robert!" he called through the key-hole.
There was no answer.
"You needn't be sullen. It will do you no good."
Still there was no answer.
"I would open the door," thought the man, "but he may be lying in wait for me, and he is very strong for a boy."
A third time he called, but still there was no answer.
"I hope he hasn't done anything desperate," thought James Talbot.
Finally he summoned up courage to unlock the door. Lo, the bird was flown, and the window was open.