The door of the red room stood open now, and the room was filled with firelight which came streaming out into the hall to usher him in. Hazel was down before the fire, sending persuasive puffs from her bellows into the very depths of the coals.
'What is left of you?' said Dane coming and taking the bellows from her hand.
'Much more than you are aware of. Have some chestnuts?just for variety,'and Hazel took from her pocket and poured into his hand her collection of extra specimens. Then quietly slipping from her fingers all the disguising rings she dropped them one by one into the empty pocket, until the emerald was left alone.
'Good fruit'said Dane viewing the big chestnuts.
'I have been saving them up for you all day. You know I could not always help taking them.'
'Do you mean that people have been paying tribute to you in your own chestnuts?'
'Having nothing of their own that I would touch.'
'In the meanwhile, what besides have you touched? I want to know.'
'Never mindwe will have tea by and by. Dr. Maryland said you were to wait here for himor for a message. Whichever came first, I suppose.'
'I am not going to wait here for him,'said Dane, ringing the bell.
'Will this bring Dingee?'