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Then he went to bed at once in a morose and foreboding mood , and I followed his example quickly . On the next morning Black quitted the house at an early hour after breakfast , but he locked the door of the room upon Osbart and myself . `` Not , '' as he said , `` because I ca n't take your word , but because I do n't want anyone fooling in here . '' He returned in the evening , at seven o'clock , and found me as he had left me , reading a later novel of Paul Bourget 's ; for Osbart had slept all the afternoon , and was always complaining when on shore . The view from the window upon a balcony of lead and the back windows of near houses was not inviting , and my bond had held me back from all idle thoughts of eluding him . Life in London under such conditions was little preferable to life on the ship , and I had no heart to hear Black 's stories of things doing in town ; or to examine the many purchases of miniatures and quaint old jewels , which he had laid on the dinner-table . The day following was Thursday .