leninafelherselfeniled，aferhisdayofqueernessandhorror，oacompleeandabsolueholidayassoonasheygobackohereshouse，sheswallowedsixhalfgrammeablesofsoma，ydownonherbed，andwihinenminueshadembarkedforlunareerniyiwouldbeeigheenhoursaheleasbeforeshewasinimeagain

bernardmeanwhileypensiveandwideeyedinhedarkiwaslongafermidnighbeforehefellasleeplongafermidnigh；buhisinsomniahadnobeenfruiless；hehadapn

puncually，onhefollowingmorning，aeno’clock，hegreenuniformedocoroonseppedouofhishelicoperhemardwaswaiingforhimamongheagaves

“misscrowne’sgoneonsomaholiday，”heexpined“canhardlybebackbeforefive，whichleavesussevenhours”

hecouldflyosanafé，doallhebusinesshehadodo，andbeinmalpaisagainlongbeforeshewokeup

“she’llbequiesafeherebyherself？”

“safeashelicoplers，”heocoroonassuredhim

heyclimbedinohemachineandsaredoffaonceaenhiryfourheyndedonheroofofhesanaféposoffice；aenhirysevenbernardhadgohroughoheworldconroller’sofficeinwhiehall；aenhirysevenhewasspeakingohisfordship’sfourhpersonalsecreary；aenforyfourhewasrepeainghissoryohefirssecreary，andaenforysevenandahalfiwashedeep，resonanvoiceofmusaphamondhimselfhasoundedinhisears

“ivenuredohink，”sammeredbernard，“hayourfordshipmighfindhemaerofsufficienscienificineres…”

“yes，idofindiofsufficienscienificineres，”saidhedeepvoice“bringhesewoindividualsbackolondonwihyou”

“yourfordshipisawarehaishallneedaspecialpermi…”

“henecessaryorders，”saidmusaphamond，“arebeingsenohewardenofhereservaionahismomenyouwillproceedaonceohewarden’sofficegoodmorning，mrmarx”

herewassilencebernardhunguphereceiverandhurriedupoheroof

“warden’soffice，”hesaidohegammagreenocoroon

aenfifyfourbernardwasshakinghandswihhewarden

“delighed，mrmarx，delighed”hisboomwasdeferenial“wehavejusreceivedspecialorders…”

“iknow，”saidbernard，inerrupinghim“iwasalkingohisfordshiponhephoneamomenago”hisboredoneimpliedhahewasinhehabiofalkingohisfordshipeverydayofheweekhedroppedinoachair“ifyou’llkindlyakeallhenecessarysepsassoonaspossibleassoonaspossible，”heemphaicallyrepeaedhewashoroughlyenjoyinghimself

aelevenhreehehadallhenecessarypapersinhispocke

“solong，”hesaidparonizinglyohewarden，whohadaccompaniedhimasfarashelifgaes“solong”

hewalkedacrossohehoel，hadabah，avibrovacmassage，andanelecrolyicshave，lisenedinohemorning’snews，lookedinforhalfanhouronheelevisor，aealeisuredluncheon，andahalfpaswoflewbackwihheocoroonomalpais

heyoungmansoodousidehereshouse

“bernard，”hecalled“bernard！”herewasnoanswer

noiselessonhisdeerksinmoccasins，heranuphesepsandriedhedoorhedoorwaslocked

heyweregone！gone！iwashemoserriblehinghahadeverhappenedohimshehadaskedhimocomeandseehem，andnowheyweregonehesadownonhesepsandcried