"Oh, your Lordship knows, I believe."
"I know nothing. In any case we must put an end to it. And how did you find her Ladyship?"
"She was beside herself and clung to Rollo's collar with all her might. The dog was standing beside her Ladyship's bed and was frightened also."
"And what had she dreamed, or, if you prefer, what had she heard or seen? What did she say?"
"That it just slipped along close by her."
"What? Who?"
"The man from upstairs. The one from the social hall or from the small chamber."
"Nonsense, I say. Over and over that same silly stuff. I don't want to hear any more about it. And then you stayed with her Ladyship?"
"Yes, your Lordship. I made a bed on the floor close by her. And I had to hold her hand, and then she went to sleep."
"And she is still sleeping?"