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Mary turned back. "Where did he go? And when?" "He went out of the front door, up the drive, Madam." It was a matter of principle with Trimmle never to answer more than one question at a time. MARY TURNED BACK WHERE DID HE GO AND WHEN HE WENT OUT OF THE FRONT DOOR UP THE DRIVE MADAM IT WAS A MATTER OF PRINCIPLE WITH TRIMMEL NEVER TO ANSWER MORE THAN ONE QUESTION AT A TIME
that luncheon is ready." The parlor-maid appeared to hesitate between the obvious duty of obeying orders and an equally obvious conviction of the foolishness of the injunction laid upon her. The struggle resulted in her saying doubtfully, "If you please, Madam, Mr. Boyne's not up-stairs." "Not in his room? Are you sure?" "I'm sure, Madam." Mary consulted the clock. "Where is he, then?" "He's gone out," Trimmle announced, with the superior air of one who has respectfully waited for the question that a well-ordered mind would have first propounded. Mary's previous conjecture had been right, then. Boyne must have gone to the gardens to meet her, and since she had missed him, it was clear that he had taken the shorter way by the south door, instead of going round to the court. She crossed the hall to the glass portal opening directly on the yew garden, but the parlor maid, after another moment of inner conflict, decided to bring out recklessly, "Please, Madam, Mr. Boyne didn't go that way. HERE SHE TURNED BACK TO THE PARLOURMAID MISTER BOURNE MUST BE UPSTAIRS PLEASE TELL HIM THAT LUNCHEON IS READY TRIMMLE APPEARED TO HESITATE BETWEEN THE OBVIOUS DUTY OF OBEDIENCE AND AN EQUALLY OBVIOUS CONVICTION OF THE FOOLISHNESS OF THE INJUNCTION LAID ON HER THE STRUGGLE RESULTED IN HER SAYING IF YOU PLEASE MA'AM MISTER BOURNE'S NOT UP STAIRS NOT IN HIS ROOM ARE YOU SURE I'M SURE MA'AM MARY CONSULTED THE CLOCK WHERE IS HE THEN HE'S GONE OUT TRIMMLE ANNOUNCED WITH THE SUPERIOR AIR OF ONE WHO HAS RESPECTFULLY WAITED FOR THE QUESTION THAT A WELL ORDERED MIND WOULD HAVE PUT FIRST MARY'S CONJECTURE HAD BEEN RIGHT THEN BOYNE MUST HAVE GONE TO THE GARDENS TO MEET HER AND SINCE SHE HAD MISSED HIM IT WAS CLEAR THAT HE HAD TAKEN THE SHORTER WAY BY THE SOUTH DOOR INSTEAD OF GOING ROUND TO THE COURT SHE CROSSED THE HALL TO THE FRENCH WINDOW OPENING DIRECTLY ON THE U GARDEN BUT THE PARLOUR MAID AFTER ANOTHER MOMENT OF INNER CONFLICT DECIDED TO BRING OUT PLEASE MA'AM MISTER BOYNE DIDN'T GO THAT WAY
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